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BOROUGH MARKET.
The Borough wholesale fruit and vegetable market is under constant
supervision ; it gives the Health Department some little concern
owing to the fact that no premises are provided where sorting can
be undertaken.
Occasionally we receive complaints from outside Authorities and
also from local dealers that parcels of food which they have purchased
have been wholly unsound at the time of sale.
The conditions of sale "with all faults" at the market, places
the risk as to their soundness upon the buyer; it would, therefore, be
better for all goods sold "with all faults" to be sorted under supervision
at some premises at or near the market.
"MERCHANDISE MARKS" ACT, 1926.
Section 9 of the above Act confers on Food and Drugs Authorities
(in London, the Borough Councils) the power to execute all provisions of
the Act (except those relating to importation) in respect of foodstuffs
which are subject to an Order in Council made under the Act.
The Sanitary Inspectors have been empowered by the Council to
undertake the duties imposed by the above Act, in regard to food
exposed for sale, and have in many instances called the attention of
traders to the fact where they have discovered negligence in the marking
of their goods, and have had the omission rectified.
Six hundred and forty-two visits were made by the several
Inspectors during the year.
In addition, printed notices have been circulated from time to time
calling attention to the Orders mentioned above.
On the whole the Orders are being carried out satisfactorily
throughout the Borough.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING)
ACT, 1926.
This Act provides for the grading and marking of agricultural
produce and gives power to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
by regulations to prescribe "designations" and "marks" to indicate
the quality of such produce.
Four cold stores in this district are registered under the 1930
Regulations, for the storage of English eggs.
Many parcels have been marked in accordance with the Regulations
under the supervision of the Inspectors.