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At retail premises 5,842 lbs., 4,555 tins and 7,045 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.
In connection with complaints about, or notification of the presence of
unsound food, 452 special inspections were made. The following items of food
were brought to the Department because the purchasers were not satisfied that
they were fit for human consumption:-
Article No.
Sweets 1
Butter 2
Frozen Peas 1
Packet Soup 1
Fruit Cake 2
Cereal 1
Popcorn 1
Liquer Chocolate 1
Bread 8
Baby Food 1
Orange Barley Water 1
Frozen Chips 1
Beef Sausages 1
Tinned Salmon 3
Steak & Kidney Pie 3
Cooked Chicken 2
Article No.
Chocolate Swiss Roll 1
Tinned Fruit 3
Bacon joint 1
Chopped Ham 1
Tinned mixed grill 1
Shrimps 1
Sausagemeat 1
Pork Pie 1
Pork Sausage 1
Tinned Pilchards 1
Liver 1
Tinned Ham 1
Stewed Steak 1
Cakes 1
Raisins 1
Tinned Tomatoes 1
The complaints were not substantiated in 24 cases. Two official warnings
were issued and proceedings in other cases resulted in fines and costs amounting
to £124. 13s. 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 the end of the year 116 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
39 hawkers were on the register (greengrocery, 22; fish, 8; bread and cakes, 2;:
ice-cream, 7) and 68 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 24 school canteens provided
1,646,240 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.
FOOD AND DRUGS SAMPLING. This work was carried out in the Borough by the
Public Control Department of Middlesex County Council.
FOOD HYGIENE. The work of promoting sound standards of hygiene in food
premises has been steadily pursued. As far as possible, the plans of all
premises which will be associated with the preparation and sale of food are
examined. In this way it is possible to influence the standard of premises and
equipment and consultation on these matters is welcomed. Visits of inspection
were paid with a view of securing 'clean food, handled by clean hands and
transported, prepared and stored under clean conditions'.
As a result of these visits contraventions of the Food Hygiene Regulations
were found at 43 premises and were remedied at 83 premises during the
year. Particulars of the contraventions found are given below:-
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