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554 tine of milk
209 " "fish
3,091 " " fruit
651 " " meat (2653 lbs)
434 " " vegetables
1,249 " " other footstuffs
6,188 tins
8 lbs of cheese
693 lbs " fish
70 lbs " fruit
5,286 lbs " meat
1 lb " butter
23 lbs " soya flour
6,259 lbs " confectionery
118 lbs " biscuits
12,458 lbs
27 jars of cream
11 steak pies
(iii) Food Premises
The visits to food premises comprised 2,879 and 537 further visits were
made in connection with sampling.
These figures again show a large increase on the previous year, and are
indicative of the attention that is being paid in this town at any rate to
the public's food supply. The two large dairy establishments in East Ham
continue to be satisfactory.
(c) Slaughterhouses
The one licensed slaughterhouse in the Borough was not in operation
during the year.
(d) Bacteriological Sampling
During the year the following samples were submitted for examination t~
Milk: 94. Ice Cream: 41. Bath Water; 6. Drinking Water: 2.
Fish Pie: 1. School Dinner, main and sweet: 2. making a total
of 146 samples.
The Ice creams were graded as follows
Grade I: 20, Grade II: 5, Grade III; 13, Grade IV: 3.
One sample of milk (Pasteurised) did not satisfy the Methylene Blue
Test.
One sample of bath water was considered as of a very inferior organic
quality, but subsequent samples proved satisfactory.
The school dinner was sampled as a result of complaint of alleged food
poisoning at a school canteen, but on examination was found to be satisfactory
All other samples were satisfactory.
(e) Ice Cream
22 premises remain on the Register for the manufacture of ice-cream,
and these receive frequent attention from the Department.
There were 22 new applications for the registration of premises for
the sale of ice-cream during the year and at the end of the year 276 premises
remained on the register for the sale of ice-cream.
Six samples of ice-cream submitted for bacteriological examination were
regarded as unsatisfactory and appropriate action was taken at the place of
manufacture to ensure improved standards.