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Food, and Food Premises. 97
The number of applications received for entry in the Council's
Register for 1936 is 304, also three applications for alterations in
nominee's names.
827 inspections of premises have been made during the year.
Statement of Work Done under the Food and Drugs,
(Adulteration) Act, 1928.
During the year 2,000 samples of foods and drugs were submitted
to the Public Analyst for analysis. Of these 1,001 were
submitted as official samples while 999 were purchased unofficially
as test or informal samples. 10 or .9 per cent. of the official
samples, and nine or .9 per cent. of the unofficial samples were
found to be adulterated or not up to standard. The total adulterations
reported were 19 or .9 per cent. of the samples submitted.
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