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V. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Particular attention is still paid to milk sampling,
and samples taken at schools and hospitals in the Borough
were all satisfactory. In no instance was it found necessary
to institute legal proceedings in respect of adulterated
milk and the efforts of the Sampling Officers
in concentrating in the early years of the formation of
the "Food Section, on particular sources of adulterated
milk supply, have been amply justified.
One summons was issued during the year against a
vendor for selling adulterated artificial vinegar. The
artificial vinegar was manufactured by the defendant
himself, and a fine and costs were imposed.
Thirty summonses were issued under the Food and Drugs
Act (Sec.13), for unsatisfactory conditions existing at
grocery shops, restaurants and ice cream premises, and
fines and costs were imposed.
Two summonses were taken out under the Milk and
Dairies Order, 1926, against an itinerant milk vendor
for the unsatisfactory condition of milk utensils. In
addition to the imposition of fines and costs, the
vendor's name was ordered to be removed from the Register
of Dairymen by the Magistrate.
In numerous instances, the technical skill and
knowledge of the Food Inspectors was readily placed at
the disposal of the Ministry of Food during the period
under review.
During the year, the Ministry of Food established a
Food Salvage Depot in the Borough, and approximately
160 tons of canned milk, jam, meat, etc., were condemned.
( * Food Section commenced 1935 )
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