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In each instance the amount of preservative was below the
maximum allowed, viz. 450 parts per million, but the provisions of
the Regulations had not been complied with, inasmuch as the
purchaser was not given notice of the presence of a preservative.
Written cautions were administered.
All other samples that were submitted were reported free from
any preservative.
Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food.
The chemical and bacteriological analyses of samples submitted
under the provisions of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act,
1928, and the various Food Regulations were carried out by the
Public Analyst, Mr. Martin Priest, F.I.C., and by the Council's
Bacteriologist, Dr. G. Bousfield, respectively.
Particulars of the samples analysed appear on pages 60 and 61.
Nutrition.
In an effort to make the subject of nutrition more widely
known, the distribution of a leaflet entitled "The Housewife and
Her Food Problems" has been continued, and diet sheets prepared
by Clinic Medical Officers have been issued to mothers attending
the Infant Welfare Centres.