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Grocers' and Miscellaneous Food Premises.
Legal proceedings taken with regard to the sale of non-brewed
condiment which was 17.5$ deficient in acetic acid resulted in the
defendant being granted an absolute discharge on payment of £2. 2s. costs.

The figures in parenthesis are those for 1956.
Ten samples were submitted for chemical analysis and showed an
average fat content of 11.35%.
Although there are 29 premises registered in the Borough for the
manufacture of ice cream, only three premises were used for this purpose
during the year. These were inspected from time to time under the
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947-1952, and the thermometer
readings checked. No contravention of the regulations was found.
Of the 20 applications received for the registration of premises
under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, for the sale and
storage of ice cream, one application was refused.
Imported Egg Products.
As referred to in my Annual Report of last year, following discussions
which took place with the Ministry of Health, a procedure was
agreed upon whereby all imports of Chinese dried hen egg albumen would
be suitably heat-treated at centres to be set up by the trade. A number
of these centres are now operating in London and imports are released
only for heat treatment at one of the centres. The procedure is working
smoothly.
Imports of powdered whole egg, of yolk and of frozen liquid egg
are detained at the wharves and sampled for bacteriological examination.
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