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Miscellaneous Items
Eggs 1,837
Meat and Fish Paste 1
Fish Cakes 104
Cakes, etc 268
Cake Mixture, etc. 15 packets
Biscuits, etc. 168 packets
Meat Pies 14 packets
Milk 6 packets
Cream 24 packets
Gherkins 24
Fruit and Vegetables 4 jars
Cheese 10 packets
Beverages 1 packet
Condiments 50 bottles
Miscellaneous Packets 122 packets
Cereals 6 packets
(d) Inspection of Food Premises
The following visits were made to food premises during the
year, and where defects were found the requisite steps have been
taken to have them remedied.
Butchers' Shops 210
Dairies and Milk Shops 59
Ice Cream Premises 193
Fried Fish Shops 42
Stalls 66
Other Food Premises 492
Middlesex County Council Act, 1950. Section 11.-Registration
of Hawkers of Food.
Fifty-eight hawkers of food in the borough are registered.
Rodent Control
Out of a total of 1,566 premises inspected throughout the year,
it was found necessary to carry out treatment in 143 of them;
115 dwelling houses and 28 other premises were treated for rat
infestation; a further 13 dwelling houses and 8 other premises
were treated for the presence of mice.
Where there is suspicion or evidence that the rats are coming
from defective drains, the Sanitary Inspector is informed, a test
with the smoke testing machine applied, and any necessary action
taken.
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