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All butchers' shops in the Borough are systematically inspected,
and for the most part they are well kept and provided with cold
storage facilities. During the year 1,302 inspections of these premises
were carried out by the Council's Food Inspector.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
No legal proceedings were taken during the year with regard
to the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
The new Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, came into
force on the 1st January, 1929. The main provisions relating to
the composition and description of food are:—
(a) Statutory provisions:—
The Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Section 4 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
(b) Orders and Regulations made under repealed Acts and
continued in force by the Food and Drugs (Adulteration)
Act, 1928:—
Order as to Registration of Margarine Factories, &c.,
1900; Order as to Registration of Butter Factories, &c.,
1907; Regulation as to Competency of Analysts, 1900;
Sale of Milk Regulations, 1901 and 1912; Sale of Butter
Regulations, 1902.
(c) Regulations made under the Public Health (Regulations
as to Food) Act, 1907:—
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923 and
1927; Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations 1923 and
1927; Public Health (Preservatives, &c., in Food)
Regulations, 1925 to 1927.
The analysis of samples of food and drugs procured under the
provisions of the above-mentioned Act, or informally (i.e., without
following in detail the procedure prescribed by the Act in the case
of formal samples) is carried out by the Public Analyst for the
Borough, (Mr. Charles Hackman, F.I.C., at the laboratory at 325
Kennington Road, S.E.)
The bacteriological examination of samples (mainly milk) is
conducted by the Clinical Research Association, Ltd., at Watergate
House, Strand, W.C.
The total number of samples taken under the Act during 1930
was 794, of which 21 or 2.6 per cent. were certified by the Public
Analyst to be adulterated. In addition to the foregoing, 406
informal samples were procured, of which 9 (or 2.2 per cent.)
were reported by the Public Analyst as being adulterated or containing
preservative.