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Cautionary Letters.
On the instructions of the Public Health Committee, a cautionary
letter was sent in respect of the sale of milk containing added water
(less than 1 per cent).
Milk Samples.
Milk samples taken and submitted for chemical analysis during the
year numbered 100, including 9 taken at hospitals, schools and day nurseries
in the Borough.
The average fat and solids-not-fat content of milk samples analysed
were 3.67 and 8,55 per cent respectively.
Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations. 1937-48.
267 Detention Notices and 4.56 Release Notices were served under the
Regulations. These affected a variety of foodstuffs including bacon,
barbasco root, capsicums, cinnamon, coconut, coffee, dried fruit, egg
powder, fruit pulp, frozen prawns, gelatine, ginger, gram-dahl, ground
nuts, gum arabic, mace, assorted meats, nutmegs, offals, pepper, sago,
sugar, tea and turmeric.
Consignments of meat and meat products which arrived unaccompanied
by the official certificates, were either re-exported or subsequently
released on production of the certificates. 72 carcases of mutton,
representing a 5 per cent examination, were examined for caseous lymphadenitis
by the cutting of the lymphatic nodes. All the carcases examined
were found to be free from the disease.
Twelve cases of minced frozen pork which arrived via- the Continental
Train Ferry were destroyed under supervision, the importation of such
(scrap) meat being prohibited under the Regulations,
Sausages (Meat Content).
Analysis of 13 samples of pork sausages and 2 samples of beef sausages
showed the average meat content to be 66 per cent and 56.5 per cent
respectively. A formal sample taken of pork sausages was found to contain
57 per cent, a deficiency of 12 per cent meat content. Legal proceedings
were taken, the offender being conditionally discharged on payment
of £7. 7. 0. costs.
Unsound Fond.
The following quantities of unsound foodstuffs were disposed of
during the year under the Public Health (imported Food) Regulations,
1937-48, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-
Tons
Wharves 56
London Fruit Exchange & Spitalfields
Market 117
Bishopsgate Goods Station 2
Other Premises 37
Total: 212 Tons
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