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10. SHIMMING TOOLS
Ruislip Lido
Thirty-five samples of water were obtained and submitted to
the Central Health Laboratory, Colindale, all of which were
satisfactory.
Private Swimming Pools
Private swimming pools in the District were regularly
inspected and samples obtained, all of which were satisfactory.
11. MEAT AND OTHER FOODS
There are no slaughterhouses or wholesale meat depots
in this District. Pood shops, restaurants and premises where
food is prepared, stored or sold have been frequently inspected
and found to be generally satisfactory.
The following items of foodstuffs, amounting to 1 ton
4 cwts. 2 qrs. 15¼ lbs., were examined in retail shops as a
result of complaints from the shopkeepers or the public, and
were condemned:
422 lbs. Meat
446¾ lbs. Tinned Meat
127¾ lbs. Offal
8½ lbs. Sausages
½ lb. Tinned Sausages
13 lbs. Poultry
60 lbs. Rabbit
15 lbs. Bacon
112 lbs. Dried Fruit
569½ lbs. Tinned Fruit
20½ lbs. Tinned Fruit Juice
56½ lbs. Soup
3 lbs. Pickles, Sauces, etc.
383¼ lbs. Tinned Vegetables
1¾ lbs. Fresh Vegetables
204 lbs. Fish
57¾ lbs. Tinned Fish
134½ lbs. Tinned Milk
49¾ lbs. Cheese
6½ lbs. Cheese Spread
16¾ lbs. Cereals
11 lbs. Marmalade
17½ lbs. Jam
3½ lbs. Tinned Pudding
13 lbs. Biscuits
5½ lbs. Miscellaneous Items
12. FOOD A NO DRUGS ACT, 1938
The following details of samples taken by the County
Sampling Officers under the above Act within the RuislipNorthwood
Urban District during the period 1.4.54 to 31.3.55
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