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Hammersmith 1923

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1923

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requirements of these Regulations they shall endeavour to
ascertain where it was manufactured and labelled. If it is
ascertained that such condensed milk was manufactured or
labelled at a place in England or Wales, the Local Authority
shall communicate the facts which they have ascertained to the
Local Authority for the district in which such place is situated.
If it is ascertained that such condensed milk was manufactured
or labelled at a place not in England or Wales, the Local
Authority shall communicate the facts to the Minister.
Part III.
Subject to any directions given by the Commissioners of
Customs and Excise after consultation with the Minister, the
Officers of Customs and Excise shall enforce and execute this
Part of these Regulations and may take such samples of
consignments of imported condensed milk as may be necessary
for that purpose.
Where an Officer of Customs and Excise takes a sample
for the purpose of analysis he shall send the sample to the
Government Chemist and the Government Chemist shall send
a portion thereof to the importer.
If in any case the Commissioners of Customs and Excise
are of opinion that an offence against this Part of these
Regulations has been committed, they shall communicate to
the Minister for his information the name of the importer and
such other facts as they may possess or may obtain as to the
destination of the consignment.
No condensed milk intended for sale for human consumption
shall be imported into England and Wales unless
the same—