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H. Amphlett Williams, Ph.D.(Lond.),
A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C.,
Public Analyst,
Analytical Laboratory,
1 Southwark Street,
S.E.I.
1st February, 1950.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Deptford.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year 1949.
During the year 529 samples were submitted for analysis under the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, by your Sampling Officers. These samples
were also examined wherever applicable under the Defence (Sale of Food)
Regulations, 1943, the Food Standards Orders, 1944-49, and the Labelling
of Food Orders, 1946-49.
Of the total number, 104 were taken formally, in accordance with the
procedure prescribed under the Food and Drugs Act, the remaining 425
being undivided, or informal samples.
Full particulars of samples submitted and results of analyses under the
Food and Drugs Act have been furnished in the Quarterly Reports;
adulteration or irregularities were found in 16 instances, and the following
table summarises the proportions of milk samples and other samples of
food and drugs recorded as unsatisfactory during the year, with the
corresponding figures for the three previous years.
Number
Submitted
Number
" Adulterated "
Percentage
"Adulterated"
1946
Milk samples 180 4 2.2
Other samples 52 11 7.2
Total 332 15 4.5
1947
Milk samples 137 8 5.8
Other samples 260 16 6.2
Total 397 24 6.0
1948
Milk samples 164 4 2.4
Other samples 353 28 7.9
Total 517 32 6.2
1949
Milk samples 128 0 0
Other samples 401 16 4.0
Total 529 16 3.0