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Articles of Food Surrendered.
During the year the following articles of food were surrendered and
condemned as being unfit for the food of man:—
800 tins milk; 1 cwt. sugar; 28 lbs. butter; lbs. beef; 1301 lbs. fish; 1 pig (333 lbs.);
797 lbs. bacon; 8 chickens; 5 stone lungs and melts; 18 lbs, spiced hams; 1 ham; 27 tins
vegetables; 28 tins fruit; 25 cwts. tomatoes; 5 boxes kippers; 3 lbs. ham and beef roll; 1 tin
pilchards and 6 tins "meals".
In addition, various items of food, confectionery, etc., were condemned on account of
pollution by enemy action. In many instances the food was salvaged under the instructions of
the Ministry of Food Salvage Officer.
(i) 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. During 1940, 286 samples (282 formal and 4 informal) of
Food and Drugs were obtained, 7 of the formal samples were not genuine
(Seidlitz Powders 2, Vinegar 2, Milk, Oatmeal and Coffee). No prosecutions
were undertaken, but letters of warning were sent where necessary.
(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 llford Corporation Act, 1937, food poisoning
became compulsorily notifiable in llford as from 1st October, 1937.
3 cases were notified under the Act and 1 case of suspected food poisoning
was reported to me, but not notified. All were investigated but none found
to be cases of genuine food poisoning.
Bakehouses.—There are 38 bakehouses in the district, 29 of which use
motive power. 282 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 work in 21 instances, and the requests were complied with.
Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts, 1894-1925.
(i) Regulation of Movement of Swine Fever Order, 1922.—Licences
were issued for entry into the Borough of 93 stores, 7 sows and 63 pigs.
(ii) Sheep Scab Orders and Amendment Orders, 1928, 1930, 1934 and
1934 fNo. 2).—There has been no occasion for this Borough to be made into a
"double-dipping" area under these Orders during the year 1940 The only
sheep in the Borough, at a large farm, have been double-dipped unofficially by
the ownef 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).
A case of swine fever occurred on 11th January at a farm at Chadwell
Heath. All the pigs at the farm, six in number, died, and the notices were
withdrawn on 24th April.
(iv) Parasitic Mange Orders of 1911 and 1918.—No cases occurred
during 1940.
(v) Importation of Dogs and Cats Order, 1928.—No action was
necessary during the year.
(vi) Foot and Mouth Disease Orders of 1928 and 1930 : (Foodstuffs)
Order, 1932 : (Packing Materials) Order, 1925: (Amendment) Order, 1926 :
and Foot and Mouth Disease (Restriction) Order, 1938.—On the 1st January
the disease was notified by the Ministry of Agriculture as existing at a farm
at East Horndon, and llford became an u infected area," by reason of being
within a 15 mile radius. A further outbreak was notified on 14th January at
Tollesbury. This created a fresh area, which although it excluded llford from
a 15 mile radius still affected some question of licences.
8 licences were issued for entry into the Borough of 23 bullocks, 70 sheep,
50 heifers and 20 pigs; and 14 licences were countersigned for removal from
the Borough of 13 bullocks, 111 sheep, 9 cows and 85 pigs.