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The inspection of food shops and of food is carried out by the District Inspectors as well
as by the Sampling Officer. Two inspectors are on duty two evenings a week inspecting the North
End Road Market, the Fulham Market and other street markets in addition to shops. All the
male Inspectors take their turn with this duty.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE
There is one licensed slaughter-house in the Borough and the following is a summary of the
work performed in connection with these premises during the year:—
Animals slaughtered 220 sheep.
Visits to slaughter-house 54
Meat condemned 11 pairs of lungs (abscess).
1 liver (2 lbs.) (abscess).
1 liver (l½ lbs.) (fluke).
PREMISES USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF FOOD
Under the provisions of Section 187 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, premises used
for the preparation of certain specified articles of food have to be registered with the Local
Authority. At the end of 1937 there were 120 premises on the Register relating to the preparation
of preserved foods and 238 premises on the Register relating to the manufacture or sale of ice cream,
the latter being analysed as follows:—
Premises registered for manufacture, storage and sale of ice cream 94
Premises registered for storage and sale of ice cream 129
Premises registered for the manufacture and storage of ice cream 11
Premises registered only for the manufacture of ice cream 4
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Ice Cream. During 1937, the Sampling Officer purchased 33 samples of Ice Cream for
bacteriological examination at the Council's Laboratory, 114, New King's Road.
There is, unfortunately, no bacteriological standard for ice cream but the examination of
samples affords a useful indication of the cleanliness or otherwise of the methods employed by
manufacturers. Samples of " wrapped " and " loose " Ice Cream are examined and where the
bacteriological count is regarded as excessive the premises of the manufacturer are visited and the
methods employed are investigated to ascertain, if possible, the source of contamination and advice
given. In the case of Ice Cream manufactured outside the Borough, a copy of the report is
forwarded to the local authority in which the premises are situated and also to the manufacturer.
Further samples are taken to see what improvement, if any, has taken place.
Bulk or loose Ice Cream sold from metal containers or " sleeves " on barrows in the streets
is, of course, liable to gross contamination, particularly in windy weather, and it is this type of
vendor who receives close attention.