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The Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1923.
During the year the Food and Drugs Inspector and Sampling
Officer submitted 1,036 samples to the Public Analyst for examination,
of which 49 were informal samples. A wide selection of articles
were sampled, the varieties numbering 80. Of the total samples
taken, 981 were reported to be genuine, and 55 adulterated,
equivalent to 5.30 per cent.
The samples taken during the year are set out in Table "A."
In Table "B" are shown those not complying, with a record of the
action taken by the Public Health Committee on behalf of the
Council.
Following the practice adopted for many years of informing
dairymen when samples were reported as genuine, 608 such
notifications were sent to vendors during the year under review.
Samples of milk from institutions and schools are taken periodically,
and during 1935 70 samples were taken from 3 institutions and
54 schools in the Borough. All complied with the chemical standard.
In connection with the supply of milk to school children under
the Milk Marketing Board Scheme, 34 samples were taken in the
course of delivery at various schools in this Borough, and in no
instance did the milk fall below the recognised standard.