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Malden and Coombe 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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The following premises are registered under Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938 for the purposes listed.
| FOOD PREMISES | No. in District | No. of Inspections Made |
|---|---|---|
| Ice cream manufacture, sale and storage | 3 | _ |
| Ice cream, sale and storage | 77 | 52 |
| The preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale | 43 | 45 |
| 123 | 97 |
No ice cream was manufactured in the Borough during the
year.
It has not been necessary to take legal action under the
provisions of the Food and Drugs Act or the byelaws made under
Section 15 of the Act, informal action in all cases having produced
the desired results.
The following unfit foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed or handed over for salvage:—
| Beef | 210 lbs. |
| Pork | 11 lbs. |
| Corned beef | 78 lbs. |
| Luncheon meat | 25 lbs. |
| Jellied veal | 6 lbs. |
| Meat pies | 4 |
| Fish, wet | 532 lbs. |
| Roes | 14 lbs. |
| Vegetables | 1 tin |
| Soup | 1 tin |
| Fruit | 32 tins |
| Milk, condensed, evaporated, etc. | 9 tins |
| Milk dried | 22 lbs. |
| Frozen eggs | 28 lbs. |
| Sweets | 11 lbs. |
A number of complaints regarding foodstuffs was received during
the year, some of which are worth recording :—
(1) A complaint was received that consumption of pork sausage had
caused immediate vomiting together with a burning sensation of the mouth.
Two remaining pieces of sausage were submitted to the Public Analyst
who reported that chemical and microscopical examination revealed no
abnormal impurities and no pathogenic organisms could be detected on
bacteriological examination.
(2) A complaint was received with respect to a piece of cream roll
containing what appeared to be mouse excreta. On examination, although