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Southwark 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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ARTIFICIAL CREAM ACT, 1929.
PUBLIC HEALTH (CONDENSED MILK) REGULATIONS,
1923-1927
PUBLIC HEALTH (DRIED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923-1927.
11 Samples under the above Regulations were purchased during
1932, and certified to comply with the Order.
Artificial Cream and Dried Milk do not appear to be on sale in the
retail shops in the Borough.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES, ETC., IN FOOD)
REGULATIONS.
"MERCHANDISE MARKS" ACT, 1926.
FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928,
PART 2, etc.
Special attention has been given at the various premises visited
with regard to the observance of the requirements under the abovementioned
Acts and Regulations.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
During the year ended 31st December, 1,265 "official" samples
were taken by the Inspector.
The following Table shows the localities in which these samples
were taken:—
TABLE 36.
Showing the number of samples taken in each District of the
Borough during the year.
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | No. 4. | No. 5. | No. 6. | No. 7. | No. 8. | No. 9. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of samples taken | 151 | 134 | 147 | 164 | 179 | 128 | 157 | 96 | 109 | 1265 |
22' of these samples were certified as adulterated, a percentage of
1.74, as compared with 1.35 in 1931.
Particulars of the samples taken, together with the results of the
analyses are given in Tables 39 and 40.