[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London].

  • London (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1973
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    was maintained on these craft. Repairs, renewal of fittings, cleaning and repainting were carried out by owners during the early part of the year, and when required at the time of an inspection. In a few cases an informal notice detailing defects was necessary in order to have remedial work carried out. Water sampling was continued throughout the year as follows: — Routine Resampling Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Launches 19 10 19 14 Piers, etc. 7 29 1 6 Floating Restaurants 7 10 11 15 The rather high number of unsatisfactory results were due to testing craft during their fitting out. This allowed time for chlorination and satisfactory results before their coming into service. In 1973, a specially built floating restaurant, the FATHER THAMES, is due to come into service, based at Cadogan Pier. Another purpose built launch, the VALULLA, will join the SUERITA based at West India Dock Pier, and work has started on a second launch to join the CHERRY GARDEN at Cherry Garden Pier. The HISPANIOLA, one of the first floating restaurants, is due to be replaced by a larger vessel, the MAID OF ASHTON. A Thames sailing barge will possibly take up moorings as a floating restaurant near Greenwich Pier, and various other craft are proposed or in the planning stage. FOOD INSPECTION 1972 The total amount of foodstuffs detained for examination and either condemned as unfit for human consumption and destroyed or otherwise disposed of under guarantee and supervision was: 1,061 tons. 11 cwts. 2 qtrs. 5 lbs. The following is a summary showing methods of disposal. Weight 1972 Comparable weight 1971 Tons. Cwt. Qtrs. Lbs. Tons. Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs. Burnt 115 9 1 18 57 1 0 18 Buried 221 9 3 10 261 12 3 21 Contractor 118 15 2 8 116 5 3 2 Other districts 566 5 0 1 5,342 10 0 4 Animal Feeding 5 12 0 22 357 14 3 22 Re-exported 33 19 2 2 72 9 1 9 1,061 11 2 5 6,207 14 0 20 The variation in the above weights between this year and 1971 was due to the detention during 1971 of 4,900 tons of wheat which was found to contain ergot in excess of the norm. Items marked * were released with the agreement of and under the supervision of local Medical Officers of Health. Of the above 1,061 tons, the principal methods of disposal, with weights, were as follows: Burnt Tons. Cwts. 811 tins and 1,577 ctns. of Fruit, Meat, Pulps, Vegetables and Juices burst, blown, leaking and broken. 30 2 8,903 containers of Fruit and Vegetables — infested, crushed, wasty, mouldy and contaminated 72 12 Part of one drum concentrated Grape Juice - leaking and contaminated .. 4 1 bag Apricot Kernels - rodent damaged 1 4 bags Groundnut Kernels - rodent infested 5 36 ctns. Biscuits - wet damaged 17 200 ctns. Sweets — contained non-permitted colouring matter 3 19 13 ctns. Bone-in Lamb - dock water damaged 4 10 cases Bitter Melon with Pork — No official certificate 3 1 case Preserved Yenin - contained non-permitted colouring matter 1 5 ctns. Preserved Radish and 10 ctns. Oyster Sauce - contained non permitted preservative 4 40 cases Sauce - contained non-permitted preservative 8 25