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CLINICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
OF FOOD.
The clinical examination of food is carried out by the
Public Analyst at the Laboratories, Royal Dental Hospital,
Leicester Square.
Six hundred and twelve samples taken under the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts were examined during the year.
Over 50 per cent. of the articles analysed were milk
samples.
The bacteriological examination of food is carried out by
the Pathologist of the West London Hospital.
In the case of food poisoning specimens are sent to the
Ministry of Health.
FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
Year ended 31st December, 1931.
During the twelve months 612 samples of food and drugs
were submitted for examination. The number of adulterated
samples is one more than that of last year, whilst
the number of inferior samples, where actual adulteration
could not be certified, was 19 this year as against 32 in
1930.
In Table I are given the numbers of samples received
under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act during the
several quarters of the year, together with the numbers
classified as genuine, inferior and adulterated. Of the total
number examined 585 were reported as genuine, 8 as adulterated,
whilst 19 were of inferior quality.