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(c) and (d) Shredded Beef Suet (formal)—3% and 7% deficient in
fat, respectively. The manufacturers were communicated with.
(e) and (f) Vinegar (formal)—Consisted of dilute and coloured
acetic acid of full strength but misdescribed as vinegar. Letters of
warning were sent to the retailers.
(g) Milk (informal)—Contained blackish gritty material which included
coal dust and a few fragments of quartz sand, the whole being
cemented together by dried milk. A letter of warning was sent to the
dairy firm.
(h) Slice of bread (informal).—Contained compact masses of mould
growth. A letter of warning was sent to the retailer.
(iv) Hawkers of Food.
Section 103 of the Essex County Council Act. 1952, came into operation
on 2nd April, 1953, and provides that hawkers of any food, and
premises used for the storage of such food, shall be registered by the
local authority. Registration was granted to 14 persons (concerning 4
premises), during 1954.
Registration was refused in one case on account of unsatisfactory
storage accommodation.
(v) Registration of Premises used for the Preparation or
Manufacture of Sausages, or Potted, Pressed, Pickled or Preserved
Meat, Fish or other Food Intended for Sale.
Section 80 of the Ilford Corporation Act, 1937, requires registration of
such premises.
23 applications for registration were received, and granted, during 1954.
(vi) Articles of Food Surrendered.
During the year the following articles were surrendered and condemned
as being unfit for the food of man:—
Bacon, 7 lbs.; Beverage, 1 pkt.; Biscuits, 201 lbs. 6 ozs.; Butter,
7 lbs.; 6 tins; Cake, 24 lbs.; Cereals, 13 pkts.; 58 lbs.; Cheese, 407¾ lbs.,
643 pkts.; Chocolate, 23 lbs.; 72 rolls, 1,675 bars, 206 pkts.; Confectionery,
150 lbs., 905 pkts.; 600 crumpets; Cream, 41 tins; Eggs,
1,025; Fats, 2½ lbs.; Fish (Wet and Dry), 80 st. 4 lbs.; Fish (Tinned),
255 tins; Fish (Shell), 1 pt.; Fish (Cakes), 96; Fish Paste, 9,028 jars;
Flavouring, Colouring, etc., 4 bottles; Flour, 12 lbs.; Foods (Medical
and Baby), 2 tins; Fruit (Tinned), 7,150 tins; Fruit (Fresh), 80 lbs.,
54 banana stems; Fruit (Dried), 63 pkts, 119½ lbs.; Fruit Juice, 10 tins;
Ice Cream, 372 bars; Jam, Preserves, etc., 127 tins; Meat (Fresh),
5,172ilbs.; Meat (Tinned); 2,555 lbs. 11 ozs.; Meat Pies, 15; Milk
(Tinned), 1,270; Milk (Dried), 3 tins; Nuts, 14½ lbs.; Pastry and Pudding
Mixtures, 9 pkts.; Pickles, 41 jars; Poultry, 5 lbs., 3 tins; Puddings 28;
Rabbits, 30 lbs., 2 tins; Sauces, Salad Cream, etc., 15 bottles, 506 jars;
Sausages, 19 tins, 651 lbs. 3 ozs.; Soups, 192 tins; Tomatoes, 261 tins;
Vegetables, 910 tins.
In all cases, the food is inspected by the Sanitary Inspectors at the
premises and after condemnation is collected by the Department and conveyed
to the Refuse Collection Depot where it is disposed of under supervision.
The necessary certificates of condemnation are then issued.
(vii) Foreign Bodies in Food.
15 complaints were received during 1954 of the presence of foreign
bodies in foodstuffs. All were investigated and legal proceedings were
taken in two cases. Fines of £10, plus £2 2s. costs, and £5, plus £2 costs,
respectively, were imposed. Letters of warning were also sent in two other
cases.
(viii) Food Poisoning.
By virtue of Section 82 of the Ilford Corporation Act, 1927, food