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At retail premises 4 680 lbs. and 1,310 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 5; cakes, 2; chicken,
1; fish, 3; mutton 1; pork pie, 1; cheese spread, 1; meat pie, 1; steak fillets, 1;
sausages, 1; smoked bacon, 1; egg and tomato roll, 1; dripping, 1; frozen peas, 2;
cereal 2; tomatoes 1; grapefruit, 1; plums 1; toffe apple, 1; popcorn, 1 and
portion of a school dinner 1. The complaints were not substantiated in 23 cases,
2 official warnings were issued and proceedings in the other cases resulted in fines
and costs amounting to £37 14s 0d
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 108 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 28
hawkers were on the register (greengrocery 20 fish 4, icecream 4) and 29 inspections
of their vehicles and wares were carried out.
MUNICIPAL RESTAURANTS AND SCHOOL CANTEENS There is no municipal restaurant
in the Borough but during the year the 22 school canteens provided 1,458,734 meals.
By the provision of new schools and the replacement of school canteens established
during the war the facilities for meals at schools are being improved.