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Willesden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Informal samples can be analysed at the Municipal Laboratory. At the present time,
Mr. Burman, B.Sc., London, is employed as Laboratory Assistant in connection with bacteriological
work and with additional equipment he could carry out the necessary chemical analyses of informal
samples. His salary in April, 1939, will be £3 10s. per week and appropriate recognition should be
given for the additional responsible work which would devolve upon him under this Act. It should
be noted that this work is of an entirely different character to that which Mr. Burman has previously
undertaken. I would recommend that he be put on a scale of £200—£15—£260 per annum as from
1st October, 1939.
The estimated annual cost, therefore, of the administration of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, would be as follows:—
| Equipment, including bottles, jars, bags, etc. | £40 |
| Agents' remuneration | £30 |
| Travelling expenses | £10 |
| Printing, Stationery and Postage | £15 |
| Purchase of samples | £10 |
| Analyst's fees—150 samples at 15s. per sample | £112 10s. |
| £217 10s. |
Authorisation of Inspectors.—It would appear desirable that each Sanitary Inspector should have
added to the Acts pursuant to which he is authorised by the Authority and which appear on his
Certificate of Appointment the "Food and Drugs Act, 1938."
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer of Health.