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16.
During the year, one application was received from a person
desirous of acting as slaughterman.
151 consignments of foodstuffs of all kinds suspected to
be unsound, were examined at the request of the owners, and
afterwards released for animal feeding. The owners were
granted a certificate to this effect.
FOOD AND DRUGS ADULTERATION ACT,
1928.
1,852 samples were procured for analysis during the year—
582 samples of milk, 1,123 other foodstuffs, and 147 drugs.
14 samples were found to be adulterated. Eight were
samples of milk, three of Seidlitz Powders and one each of
gin, browning, and mustard.
It was not necessary to take Police Court proceedings in
any of the cases.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933
and Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941.
Applications were received from 273 persons for their names
to be entered on the Council's Register of sellers of poisons
included in Part II of the Poisons List. 435 inspections under
these Acts were made by the Food Inspectors.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
There were 1,426 factories and workshops on the Register
at the end of 1944, and in addition, 131 persons were receiving
work to be done in their homes.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
Owing to war conditions, only 1,852 samples were submitted,
15 being formal and 1,837 informal. All the formal
samples were milk. The samples submitted for analysis consisted
of 582 milk, 1,123 other foodstuffs and 147 drugs. Eight
of the samples of milk were found to be adulterated. The
average composition of the milk analysed during the year was:—
Total milk solids, 12.51, milk fat 3.66, non-fatty solids, 8.85.
Six samples of other foodstuffs were found to be adulterated,
viz.:— Seidlitz Powder E.S., double strength supplied;
Seidlitz Powder E.S., B.P. strength supplied; Seidlitz Powder,.
E.S. supplied; Gin, 11.6 degrees below legal limit; Browning,
a substitute product; Mustard, ground white mustard; two
sugar containing 20 and 40 per cent of Epsom salts.