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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:
Fish 55 stone
Carcase Meat 2,321 lbs.
Sausages 124 lbs.
Rabbits 856 lbs.
Canned Corned Beef 20 lbs.
Canned Luncheon Meat 284 lbs.
Canned Cooked Ham 575 lbs.
Canned Tongue 15 lbs.
Canned Food (various) 2,855 cans
Cheese 14 lbs.
Processed Cheese 36 packets
Cake 8 lbs.
Pudding Mixture 13 lbs.
Flour 38 lbs.
Biscuits 94 lbs.
Cereals 120 packets
Dried Fruit 421 lbs.
Jams and Marmalade 69 lbs.
Tomato Puree 70 lbs.
Salad Dressing 4 jars
Pastes and Pickles 10 jars
Eggs 55
Dried Egg 2 packets
Sweets 8 lbs.
Post-Mortem Inspection of Animals
No slaughtering of animals took place in the Borough during
1952.
Milk Regulations and Milk Sampling
During 1952, 77 samples of milk, as against 83 in 1951, were
obtained and submitted to the Public Health Laboratory for
bacteriological examination. All the samples were found to be
satisfactory.
lee-Cream Sampling
During 1952, 174 samples of ice-cream, as against 77 in 1951,
were obtained for bacteriological examination.
Of the samples taken : 98 were Grade 1
41 „ „ 2
17 „ „ 3
18 ,, „ 4
It is of interest to record that of the I74 samples, 76 were
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