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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk. The number of milk premises on the register on the 31st December was
63, and 169 inspections were made.
Two pasteuriser's licences, 9 dealer's licences and 5 supplementary licences
were issued under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Orders, for the
sale of pasteurised milk, and 15 dealer's and 3 supplementary licences were issued
for the sale of tuberculin tested milk.
Meat Supplies. The one remaining slaughterhouse in the Borough was closed
in October. The number of animals slaughtered and inspected at this slaughterhouse
up to date of closure was 60,986, compared with 89,509 in 1940.
Premises where Food is Prepared or Offered for Sale. All such premises,
including those registered under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936, are kept under frequent observation. The number of inspections carried out
during the year was. 3,943. The total weight of food surrendered including carcases
and parts of carcases found to be unsound at the slaughterhouse was 24 tons 13 cwts.
Sophistication of Food. During the year 924 samples were submitted to
the Public Analyst for analysis. Of these 574 were informal and 350 formal.
Fifty-eight samples were reported as adulterated. The foods and drugs examined
included:—
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Milk, 307; cheese, 5; butter, 4; margarine, 14; lard, 5; bread and
cakes, 10; rice, 8; arrowroot, 5; pearl barley, 5; tapioca, 6; flour, 10;
cornflour, 8; custard powder, 11; dried fruit, 5; ginger, 8; dried herbs, 6;
preserves, 16; vinegar, pickles, etc., 63; cocoa, 5; coffee, 22; tea, 8;
meat, 29; canned soup, 8; sausages, 42; suet, 4; fish, 35; meat paste, 13;
fish paste, 4; canned vegetables, 18; canned fruit, 6; confectionery, 14;
beer and spirits, 36; fruit drinks, 7; iodine, 5; mineral waters, 5; sugar, 5;
saccharin, 8; food substitues, 47; ointments and medicines, 46; and 61
others.
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The following Table No. 3 gives details of formal adulterated samples and
shows the results of legal proceedings where these were taken.