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March, 1938.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
During the year ended 31st December, 1937, four hundred samples
were submitted to me for analysis by the Sampling Officers appointed
under the Act. Of these 313 samples were taken as "Formal" and
87 were submitted as "Informal" samples.
It has not been the custom for your Sampling Officers to discuss the
nature of the samples submitted with the Public Analyst, and the wide
range of substances chosen again reflects considerable credit on them.
In the Table are shown the names and numbers of samples examined,
whether submitted formally or informally, and the number of each type
reported as Adulterated" or "Inferior." In view of the fact that
the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, only differs between
Genuine and Adulterated samples, every endeavour has been made to
avoid the use of the description "Inferior" in reporting on samples.
At the same time it is suggested that there is no hard and fast barrier
between Genuine and Adulterated samples and that it would be an
advantage if some term, such as Inferior, were generally recognised and
employed, particularly in those cases, where the Public Analyst recognises
that some real doubt exists as to the necessarv composition of foodstuffs.