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Eleven churns of "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" milk in course of delivery at Paddington
Station were found not to be sealed in accordance with the requirements of the Order. The
facts were reported to the Ministry of Health.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Of the 600 samples taken during the year, 18 (3 per cent.) were found to be "not of the
nature, or not of the substance, or not of the quality demanded by the purchaser."
This compares with 1.8 per cent. in 1928 and 5.5 per cent. in 1927.
Thirty of the samples were taken on Sundays and Bank Holidays. None of these was
adulterated.
One hundred and forty samples of milk and three samples of separated milk were taken at
Paddington Station on delivery by rail. Eleven of the milk samples and the three separated
milk samples were found to be adulterated.
Seventeen samples of milk were obtained at Paddington Station at the request of other
Boroughs.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES, &c., IN FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925 TO 1927.
With few exceptions all samples taken under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act
were examined for the presence of preservatives. No offences were reported.
PUBLIC HEALTH (CONDENSED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923 AND 1927.
During the year one sample of full cream unsweetened, three samples of full cream
sweetened condensed milk, and ten samples of skimmed sweetened condensed milk were
taken. All were found to comply with the Regulations.
PUBLIC HEALTH (DRIED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923 AND 1927.
One sample was taken of full cream dried milk, and five of dried skimmed milk, all
of which complied with the Regulations.
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
Analyses for the purposes of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, 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.1, 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., and also by the Royal Institute of
Public Health.
During 1929 one sample of ham was submitted for bacteriological examination
following complaint 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 45.
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.

No samples were taken during the month of July.