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(5) Other Foods.
Premises where food is prepared have been inspected
during the year and found satisfactory. A summary of
the various articles surrendered by the vendors to the
Inspector of Nuisances as unfit for human consumption
is given on page 14.
(6) Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The Local Authority for the administration of these
is the Kent County Council.
I have obtained from the Clerk to the Kent County
Council a return showing the number of samples taken
in the district during 1920, with the result of the examination,
and any subsequent action taken.
The return shows that 110 samples were taken, and
found to be genuine (including 39 of fresh milk, 8 butter,
16 margarine, 9 lard), while only two were found to be
adulterated.
One, a sample of milk referred to above,
and the other a sample of cream, which contained a
borax preservative amounting to .26 per cent, calculated
as boric acid. A caution was given in this case.
(7) Workshops, Workplaces, Etc.
There are 95 of these on the Register, but a number
are "domestic" workshops, where only members of the
family are employed. These have been inspected, and in
1 case a notice was served in respect of unsuitable sanitary
accommodation. This notice was complied with.
Fourteen lists of outworkers were received from
other Local Authorities, but none from employers in the
district. The premises occupied by these outworkers
have been inspected and found satisfactory.