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organisms which may be present and lay down the temperatures at which mixtures are
to be kept before and after heat treatment - these temperatures are such as to
discourage bacterial growth.
The Regulations also require that ice-cream shall be protected from dirt,
dust or other contamination. The enforcement of these Regulations calls for regular
and persistent supervision of premises, plant and methods of manufacturing and handling
During the year, 65 inspections of registered premises were carried out. file
following results were obtained from the bacteriological examination of samples:-
Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatisfactory
Ice-Cream 43 - 1
Water Ices or 'lollies' 9
Milk Ices 5 1
Rinse Water 2 - -
The percentage of doubtful and unsatisfactory samples was 3. 5 as compared with
17.1 in 1958 and 13.3 in 1957.
BAKEHOUSES. There are 20 bakehouses in the Borough and 72 visits of inspection
were made during the year.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES. There is no public abattoir, private slaughterhouse or
knacker's yard operating in the Borough.
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1954. No application for a licence,
under the provisions of the Act, has been received.
INSPECTION OF MEAT AND OTHER FOODS. In addition to those mentioned elsewhere
in this report, other food premises in the Borough and the number of inspections are
listed below:-
Number Inspections
Butchers Shops 74 346
Cafes, Canteens, Clubs, etc. 191 365
Fish Shops 26 192
Greengrocers 84 98
Grocery and provision 183 273
Hotels, public houses, etc. 87 50
Manufacturers, packers, etc. 14 28
Confectioners, sweets 141 106
flour 23 60
At retail premises 5,495 lbs. and 1,832 tins or packets of unsound food were
seized by, or surrendered, to the Public Health Inspectors. These unsound foods were
deposited on the Council's refuse tip and immediately and adequately covered by
refuse or other material.
The following foods were brought to the Department because the purchasers
were not satisfied that they were fit for human consumption:- bread, 15; cakes, 5;
chicken, 1; fish, 1; beef, 1; pork, 1; cheese spread, 1; meat pie, 2; corned beef, 1;
eggs, 1; sugar, 1; horse radish sauce, 1; dried fruit salad, 1; fruit pie, 1;
mandarin oranges, 1; pineapple juice, 1; and desiccated coconut, 1. The complaints
were not substantiated in 20 cases, 2 official warnings were issued and proceedings
in the other cases resulted in fines and costs amounting to £117 4s Od.
A prosecution for exposing unsound food for sale resulted in fine and costs
amounting to £12 2s Od.
Premises used for 'the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved food for sale' are required under the Food and Drugs
Act, 1955, to be registered, and at the end of the year 104 such premises were
registered.
Under Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950, hawkers of food
and their storage premises require to be registered. At the end of the year 30
20