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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Food Inspection:—
The following is a summary of the food condemned during
the year as unfit for human consumption. This was disposed of
wherever possible as salvage:—
Fish 364 stone
Carcase Meat 754 lbs.
Jellied Veal 42 lbs.
Rabbits 1,345 lbs.
Chicken 1
Canned Corned Beef 133 cans
Canned Foods (various) 2,792 cans
Cheese 58 lbs.
Processed Cheese 205 boxes
Cake 82 lbs.
Flour 113 lbs.
Semolina 75 lbs.
Sugar 22 lbs.
Cereals 416 packets
Seedless Raisins 30 lbs.
Currants 56 lbs.
Dates 90 packets
Eggs 36
Salad Dressing 44 jars
Pastes and Pickles 20 jars
Sweets 5½ lbs.
Post-Mortem Inspection of Animals:—
No slaughtering of animals took place in the Borough in 1949.
Milk Sampling.—During 1949, 122 samples of milk were
obtained and submitted for bacteriological examination. Of these,
only three were found to be unsatisfactory. In the case of the
latter samples, investigation was made with a view to tracing the
cause of the unsatisfactory result and preventing recurrence. When
necessary, this was done in collaboration with the Local Authority
in whose area the milk was produced and/or heat treated and
bottled.
Ice Cream Sampling.—During 1949, 71 samples of ice cream
were obtained for bacteriological examination. Of these:
43 were Grade 1
21 „ „ 2
2 „ „ 3
5 „ „ 4
While it is appreciated that these grades are provisional and
that the present system of grading cannot be said to give conclusive
results, it is thought that sampling of ice cream is worth while
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