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HOUSING
Inspections of Dwelling Houses.The number of house-to-house
inspections was (20 being first inspections); 5 Notices were
served. The number: of inspections of houses after complaint,
occurrence of infectious disease, or applications under the Rent
(Restriction) Acts was 12,363 (3,847 being first inspections). The
number of Intimation Notices served was 1,370 and the number of
Statutory Notices 302.
Disinfestation. During the year 90 families had their furniture
treated by HCN process; prior to removal to a Borough Council estate.
The treatment of rooms found to be infested with vermin was
continued during the year, rooms being treated.
INSPECTION AMD SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk. Samples taken numbered 504 and of these 0.4 per cent were found
to be adulterated.
Food and Act. During the year 1,000 samples of food and
drugs were submitted to the Public Analyst and 60 or 6.0% were
reported adulterated. The following are the comments of the
Public. Analyst on these adulterated samples (it is regretted
that it is not possible to publish his complete report).
Article
Total
samples
examined
Number
adulterated.
Formal
Informal
Remarks.
Butter
49
-
1
(Tinned) Tin badly
blown, butter rancid.
Cereals
39
-
2
Wheat flour & gum,
insufficient flavour.
Cereal
powders
21
3
5
Improperly prepared,
disintegrates on
cooking.
Chocolate
spread
2
1
1
Cocoa not more than 7%,
Wheat flour, oil free,
sesame seed, trace
of flavouring.
Coffee
Essence
6
1
1
Mouldy
13
6
-
Contained
(1) o.55% Citric Acid
0.056% Saccharine
0.35% other extract
(2)0.003% oil of Pep.
0.49% Citric Acid,
0.051% Saccharine
Cordials
(3)0.72% Citric Acid
0.056% Saccharine
0.014% other extract
(4)0.061% Citric Acid
0.054% Saccharine
0.11% other extract
(5)97% water and
O.56% Citric Acid.
(6)98.7% water and
1.1% Citric Acid.
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