[Report 1927] / Chief Sanitary Inspector, Aberdeen City.

  • Aberdeen (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Chief Sanitary Inspector, Aberdeen City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cwts. The quantity destroyed as unfit for human food was 23,906 lbs., as compared with 17,300 lbs. in the previous year. There were altogether 1,295 seizures. The majority of the seizures was made in the slaughter-houses, while 193 were made in the meat marts, 134 in warehouses and shops, 122 in offal markets, 8 in the fish market, 6 in cold stores, 2 in New Market Hall, and 5 in other premises. Tinned Foods. Considerable attention continues to be paid to the inspection of tinned foods. All factories where such articles are prepared are regularly visited. Wholesale warehouses and shops are also visited, and, in these, 129 lots of tinned foods, comprising beef, mutton, tongue, salmon, fruit, milk, soups, and tomato puree were dealt with as being unfit for human food. The Public Health (Unsound Food) Regidations (Scotland), 1925. No action required to be taken under these Regulations. The Public Health (Oversea Meat) Regulations (Scotland), 1925. The only meat, within the meaning of these Regulations, landed in the port during the year consisted of consignments of lard from New York and sausages from Hamburg. All the consignments were in a satisfactory condition. Prosecutions. In no case was it found necessary to institute legal proceedings against anyone for having in his possession, or having sold or exposed for sale, food which was unfit for human consumption. A detailed statement of the meat seized during each month of the year, as also a comparative statement of past years, will be found in Appendix III. Meat Stores. No renewals of certificates for meat stores were granted, as the former holders of certificates had obtained shops. So far as is known, therefore, no person other than the occupier of a shop is now selling meat or meat products from a stall or van. Cold Stores. In accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the afore-mentioned Regula- tions, four cold stores are registered. These premises were also regularly visited.