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Fulham 1927

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1927

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servatives in Food Regulations and by the Condensed
and Dried Milk Regulations bind the Courts in proceedings
under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Amendment of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
1899—Section 6 (2): Section 4 (5) of the Sale of Food
(Weights and Measures) Act, 1926, which came into
operation on 1st January, 1928, modifies the above
Section, which states that no words except "Margarine"
or "Margarine Cheese" are allowed to be
printed on any wrapper containing these articles for
sale by retail. The effect of the modification is that
a statement of weight may also be printed on the
wrapper.
The Public Health (Dried Milk) Amendment Regulations,
1927.—These Regulations come into force on
1st September, 1928.
The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Amendment
Regulations, 1927, come into force on the same date
with the exception of the provisions relating to importation
of articles which came into operation on 1st
May, 1928.
These Regulations were primarily designed to secure
that in the labelling of condensed and dried skimmed
milk greater prominence should be given to the words
"Unfit for Babies," and that these words should be
printed on the outside of any wrapper containing the
articles in question. They also make other minor
amendments in the 1923 Regulations with regard to
labelling.
The Bakehouse Welfare Order, 1927, came into
force on 1st May, 1927, and applies to factories and
workshops where the baking of bread or flour confectionery
is carried on.
The Biscuit Factories Welfare Order, 1927, came into
operation on 1st December, 1927, and applies to factories
and workshops in which the processes of icing, creaming
and filling of biscuits and wafers are carried on.