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SAUSAGES.
During 1953, the Minister withdrew the order relating to meat content In pork and
beef sausages, which laid down a standard of 65# and 50# in pork and beef sausages
respectively.
In order to ensure that sausages containing a reasonable meat content were being
sold in West Ham, 51 samples, representing 10$ of the total samples for the year, were
taken. It was gratifying to note from the Public Analyst's returns that a satisfactory
standard was being maintained and that the meat content in sausages produced in the
Borough compared very favourably with the returns covering the whole country, issued by
the Ministry of Pood.
The analysis, however, revealed contraventions of the Public Health (Preservatives
in Food) Regulations, I925-I9I8, but as these were of such a minor character, warning
letters to the vendors concerned were deemed to be sufficient.
I append a list of various foodstuffs condemned during the year.
FOODSTUFFS CONDEMNED DURING 195*+•
Meat 2991 tins Chocolate Starch Waste 22260 lbs.
Meat 2934¾ lbs. Cream and Milk 4440 tins
Offal 686¼ lbs. Sweet Corn 4 tins
Poultry 46 lbs. Pease Pudding 2 tins
Bacon 282½ lbs. Mincemeat 2 jars
Ham 137 lbs. Sauce 4 botts.
Vegetables 3677 tins Rice 49 lbs.
Onions 4200 lbs. Egg tins
Tomatoes 900 tins Eggs 190
Cheese Waste 1892 lbs. Butter 2 lbs.
Cheese 168½ lbs. Sweets 1¾ lbs.
Cheese 1599½ boxes Cake 34¾ lbs.
Soup 118 tins Orange Juice 15 botts.
Fruit 7263 tins Oranges 143 cases
Fruit (Dried) 326 lbs. Salt 1 pckt.
Jam and Marmalade 876 lbs. Sandwich Spread 1 jar
Pickles 26 jars
Fish 6360 tins
Fish 658 lbs.
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