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Thirty-three of the samples were taken on Sundays and Bank Holidays. None of these
was adulterated.
One hundred and seventeen samples of milk were taken at Paddington Station on delivery
by rail. Six of these samples were found to be adulterated.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES, &c., IN FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925 TO 1927.
With few exceptions all samples taken under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts were
examined for the presence of preservatives. Two offences were reported, viz.:—Butter containing
0.04 per cent. of boric acid and Sausages containing 0'0246 per cent. (or 246 parts
per million) of sulphur dioxide, and not bearing the prescribed declaratory label. In each
instance the vendor was cautioned.
PUBLIC HEALTH (CONDENSED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923 AND 1927.
During the year one sample of full cream unsweetened condensed milk and four samples
of skimmed sweetened condensed milk were taken. All were found to comply with the
Regulations.
PUBLIC HEALTH (DRIED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923 AND 1927.
Four samples were taken of full cream dried milk, all of which complied with the
Regulations.
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
Analyses for the purposes of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and the various Food
Regulations are made by the Public Analyst, Sir William R. Smith, at the Royal Institute
of Public Health, 37, Russell Square, W.C.I, where also bacteriological examinations of food
are made when required.
Bacteriological examinations of samples of milk procured under the provisions of the
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923, are made by the Clinical Research Association, Ltd.,
Watergate House, York Buildings, Adelphi, W.C.2.
During 1928 two samples of cheese and one sample of sardines were submitted for
bacteriological examination following complaints of suspected poisoning. No injurious
organisms were found.
The results of other samples analysed or bacteriologically examined are recorded elsewhere
in this Report under the appropriate headings.
Summaries of the results of analyses made by the Public Analyst during the year are
given on page 46.
The results of legal proceedings are summarised on page 48.
In connection with the analysis of milk samples, the Public Analyst furnishes the result
of his analysis and the following table is of interest. It may be noted that the Ministry of
Agriculture standards for presuming milk to be adulterated are 3 per cent. for fat and 8.5 per
cent. for non-fatty solids. These standards are generally considered to be rather unfair to
the consumer and the deduction to be made from the tables is that the milk sold in Paddington
is, generally speaking, of average natural strength.