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for a period of three months. In only one instance during the past
twenty-one years since the powers were given to local authorities by
the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1927, has the aged person
removed survived the forcible uprooting from home for the full
three months. Almost always they are decent folk who from
incapacity and loneliness have let things slide until they are unable
to fend for themselves, and owing to their insanitary surroundings,
nobody is prepared to look after them. The Darby and Joan
clubs, the voluntary visitors, the meals to the homes services,
and many other efforts can do and are doing a great work in
lending a hand to the old and particularly to the lonely who are
in need of moral support. With it stays hope, but without it there
is nothing but a drift downhill to another section 224 case.
Inspection and Supervision of Food
This part of the report deals with the work carried out by the
Food Inspectors under The Food and Drugs Act, 1938, The Public
Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, The Milk (Special Designations)
Regulations, 1936-1946 and The Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.)
Regulations, 1947.
1. Sampling of Food and Drugs.
(a) For chemical analysis.
Number procured formally 182
Number procured informally 1818
Of the 182 formal samples, 164 were of milk, 7 of which were
adulterated (representing 4.3 per cent. of the number of formal
milk samples procured). Two samples were the subject of legal
proceedings, particulars of which are set out below.
In the remaining cases the degree of adulteration was slight
and warning letters were sent to the persons responsible or further
samples were procured.