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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
AND FOOD PREMISES
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
FOOD COMPLAINTS from residents who felt that they had bees sold food which
was unfit for human consumption totalled 43) A full investigation was made
of all these complaints and the vendors of the food in question were informed
and invited to submit written explanations, In 19 bases the complaints could
not be substantiated and no legal action was taken; warning letters were sent
to vendors in 21 cases and legal proceedings were taken in 5 cases - all under
Section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955: two of thtese prosecutions related
to. complaints received in the previous year.
Departmental records contain details of the 1,406 premises in the borougt
where the following food trades were carried on:-
Aerated water manufacture 1
Bakehouses (Registered) 1
Bakehouses 29
Bakehouses (Basement) 7
Bakers Shops (Sales only) 34
Bakfers sundries manufacture 1
Beer bottlers 1
Beer & Wines "Off" sales at Grocers" shops 5
Butchers (Registered) 91
Butchers 42
Cake decoration manufacture 1
Canned Soup manufacture 1
Cheese manufacture 1
Confectionery (sweet shops) 340
Concentrated food manufacture 1
Fish curing 16
Fish (wet) 29
Fish (fried) 18
Food vending machines 3
Food Importers 3
Fruit Drink manufacture 1
Greengrocery 140
Grocery and Provisions 318
Grocery and Provisions (Registered) 25
Ice cream - manufacture and sale 450
Jam manufacture 1
Jellied Eels & Pie manufacture and sale 5
Milk distributor 214
Non-Brewed Condiment & Vinegar manufacture 1
Public Houses & Off Licences 214
Pickle manufacture 2
Restaurants and Cafes 182
Sugar Grinding 1
Sweet manufacture 4
Wholesale Food Storage 10
Wihe Bottler 1
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STREET TRADING IN FOOD. The majority of street traders operate from approved
pitches and are licensed by the Borough Council under Section 21 of the London
County Council (General Powers1) Act, 1947. All new applications for licences
to trade in food are referred to this department, and other than fruit and/or