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Mr. A. Horsnell, the Chief Inspector for the Essex County Council, has
kindly given me certain particulars as to samples collected in the Ilford district
up to the 30th September which I append:—
Samples of Milk taken 34
Samples of Butter taken 32
Other Samples 183
Total 249
Four prosecutions were undertaken during the year, by the Essex County
Council relating to Sausages (2), Vinegar and Butter, the fines imposed were
10/- with 6s. costs and./iJl with 7s. costs and in the two latter cases, defendants
paid 10/- costs, each, respectively.
(ii) Food and Drugs Act, 1938.—This Act came into operation on the
1st day of October 1939 and the Council of this Borough became responsible
for its enforcement. Since the 1st October, 1939 to the 31st December, 1939, 42
samples (40 formal and 2 informal) of Food and Drugs were obtained, all of
which were genuine.
The Council has appointed Dr. Bernard Dyer, Mr. George Taylor and Dr.
J. Hubert Hamence as Joint Public Analysts for the Borough as from 1st
October, 1939 at a remuneration of twenty guineas per annum, plus half-aguinea
for each sample analysed. A fee of two guineas to be paid each time
the Analyst is required to attend Court.
(ii) Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1926.—On this Borough becoming
the responsible Food and Drugs Authority on the 1st October, 1939, it automatically
became responsible for the enforcement of the Provisions of the
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, and these duties were taken over on the 1st
January, 1940.
Food Poisoning.
By virtue of Section 82 of the Ilford Corporation Act, 1937, food pcisoning
became compulsorily notifiable in Ilford as from 1st October, 1937.
2 cases were notified under the Act and 3 cases of suspected food poisoning
were reported to me, but not notified. All were investigated but none found
to be cases of genuine food poisoning.
Bakehouses.—There are 34 bakehouses in the district, 27 of which use
motive power. 232 inspections of bakehouses were carried out during the year.
It was necessary to call upon the occupiers of bakehouses to carry out
cleansing and other works in 34 instances, and the requests were complied with
in 31 instances. In the remaining 3, the work is in progress.
Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts, 1894-1925.
(i) Regulation of Movement of Swine Fever Order, 1922.—No action
was necessary during 1939.
(ii) Sheep Scab Orders and Amendment Orders, 1928, 1930, 1934 and
1934 (No. 2).—There has been no occasion for this Borough to be made into a
"double-dipping " area under these Orders during the year 1939. The only
sheep in the Borough, at a large farm, have been double-dipped unofficially by
the owner in his own interests.
(iii) Swine Fever Orders, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1916 and 1917 : Swine
Fever (Regulation of Movement) Order, 1922 : and Amendment Orders
1922 (No. 1), 1936 and 1936 (No. 3).—An outbreak of Swine Fever occurred
at a Public Institution in the Borough. 35 pigs died ; 212 were slaughtered
and the carcases examined, of these one whole pig, 6 hearts, 2 heads and 5 livers
were found to be unfit for human food. In addition, 103 pigs were removed,
under licence from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and slaughtered
in a neighbouring Borough, the disposal of the carcases being supervised by
the officers of that Borough.