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V. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
In connection with the London County Council Byelaws for
the Protection of Food, a Marking Code of Standards, to -which
market stalls used for the sale of various kinds of foodstuffs
should comply, was approved by the Council's Public
Health Committee.
~The Ministry of Food handbook on hygiene in Catering
establishments, entitled "Clean Catering." was published ~
during "the year. This excellent publication, illustrated by
Mr. W. Cue, a sanitary inspector in this Department, is published
by H.M. Stationery Office, price 2/6d. The attention
of occupiers of all catering premises in the Borough has been
drawn to this publication and many have purchased copies.
A summary of the visits made during the year by the
Sanitary Inspectors (Food) will be found on page 64
Milk Supply. There are 270 distributors in the Borough,
including 21 with dairies and 30 itinerants. During the year,
290 inspections were made and 3 Notices served.
Twenty-five samples of milk, 18 for chemical and 7 for
bacteriological examination, were taken in the course of
delivery to day-nurseries and schools in the Borough. All the
samples were satisfactoiy.
Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurised ft Sterilised
Milk ) & (Raw Milk") Regulations. 1949-1953. 480 licences
were issued during the year, including 191 for "Pasteurised"
milk, 230 for "Sterilised" milk, 58. for "Tuberculin Tested"
milk, and one Pasteuriser's licence.
Butter and Har/;arino Factorios. There arc 34 of those
factories in the" Borough, rind during - the year 30 inspections
vrcro made. . . ...
Bakehouses and Bakers Shops. 240 inspections were
carried out and 18 Notices served. There are 56 bakehouses
in use in the Borough, of"-which 9 are basement bakehouses.
There are in addition 78 bakers shops. 114 cleansings of
bakehouses were carried out during the year.
Butchers Shops and Stalls. 527 inspections were carried
out during the year, and 48 Notices served.
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