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Owing to the hot summer experienced in 1934, particular
attention was paid to the condition of the meat exposed and
deposited for sale, and it is satisfactory to report that little trouble
was experienced in this direction. This is largely attributable to
the efficiency of modern methods of refrigeration and to the policy
of exposing a minimum amount of meat in the shop during the
warm part of the day, the greater portion, and in some cases the
entire stock, being kept in cold storage.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
The Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933, received the Royal Assent
on the 27th April, 1933, and came into force on the 1st January,
1934.
Fifteen licences were granted, each for a period of one year,
expiring on the 31st December, 1934.
Adulteration, etc.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
During the year under review, 2,000 samples of food and drugs
have been procured for analysis. Of these, 795 were taken with
the formalities prescribed by the Act, while 1,205 were taken
informally. The formal samples taken included Milk, Skimmed
Milk, Butter and Food Preservatives.
The principal food sampled informally was Butter. Nearly one
hundred different varieties of other foods and a great number of
drugs were sampled and submitted to the Public Analyst for
analysis. Following the usual practice the samples were procured
from as many different shops throughout the Borough as possible,
thus assuring that the analysis of the food and drugs reported upon
by the Analyst is representative of those supplied to the population
of Lambeth.
Of the samples of Milk, 53 were procured on delivery at Railway
Stations and Wholesale Depots, and 57 were procured from various
Institutions.
In addition to the number of samples mentioned above, 10
samples of Milk were procured at the request of the Bethnal Green
Borough Council at Waterloo Station in accordance with the
provisions of Section 21 of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act,
1928.
The quality of the food supply of Lambeth is indicated in a
gratifying manner by the fact that of 2,000 samples only 36 were
reported by the Analyst to be adulterated.