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Expenses of carrying out the Food and Drugs Acts.
The total expenses connected with the carrying out of
the Food and Drugs Acts in the Borough during 1912
amounted to £81 15s. 0d., and are made up as follow:—
£27 10s. 9d. for samples, £19 19s. 0d. for assistant,
£7 13s. 0d. for witnesses, £22 7s. l0d. for travelling expenses
(including £13 6s. 6d. for cabs) and £4 4s. 5d.
for sundries. The salary of the Food and Drugs Inspector
(£120, rising by £l0 annual increases to £200), and the
cost of the summonses (£66 16s. 0d), are not included.
The annual averages for the last 9 years (1903-11) are
(1) total expenses, £81 9s. 7d., (2) number of samples,
1545.4.
2. Water.
No sample of water was submitted for analysis during
1912.
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912.
The new Regulations, known as the Public Health (Milk
and Cream) Regulations 1912, were issued by the Local
Government Board under date of August 1st, 1912. The
Regulations are made under powers conferred by the
Public Health (Regulations as to Food) Act, 1907,
authorising measures to be taken for the prevention of
danger arising to public health from the importation, preparation,
storage, and distribution of articles of food or
drink (other than drugs or water), intended for sale for
human consumption. The Regulations have reference to
the addition of preservatives and other foreign substances