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The London Council subsequently took action to compulsorily
acquire the site in question for their housing scheme, and the Borough
Councils dropped out: however, as a result of deputations to the
Council, it was agreed that at least 700 houses, when built, should be
allocated to Deptford applicants.
vacant land in brookmill road and harton street.
Proposals to build on these sites were abandoned owing to adverse
decisions of the Ministry of Health and the London Housing Board.
UNSOUND FOOD.
The following quantities of food were, upon examination by the
Officers of the Department, found to be unsound, unwholesome and
unfit for human consumption:—
Beef 173 lbs. Pears 1 box
Bacon 330½ ,, Sausage 70 lb3.
Hams 28 hams and 29 „ Apples 20 ,,
Herrings 3 brls. and 8 boxes Cod fish 23i „
Kippers 24 ,, Butter 5I¾ ,,
Haddock 3 ,, Cheese 30 ,,
Tomatoes 61 ,, Rabbits 96 and 743 ,,
Dates 7 ,, Condensed Milk 260 tins
Flour 2 bags Varioustinnedfoods 15 ,,
Lamb 2 carcases Margarine 15 lbs.
Sheep 2 „ Corned Beef 6 „
Liver 30 lbs. Periwinkles 4 bags
These were all voluntarily surrendered. The conditions imposed by
the Ministry of Food and the establishment of fixed prices removed th3
temptation to which some traders are exposed, of endeavouring to sell
unsound food.
Part of the butter was returned under precautions to the wholesalers.
The remainder of the foods was destroyed.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
During the year the Sanitary Inspectors collected 586 samples under
the above Acts, and submitted them to the Public Analyst for analysis,
of these six were samples taken informally. Of the number submitted
15 or 2'5 per cent, were reported as adulterated. This percentage is the
lowest recorded in Deptford.