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14 samples were found to be adulterated. Four were
samples of milk, one of Seidlitz Powder, two of Wine ; two of
Cake Mixtures; one of Sulphur Ointment ; one of Ready Made
Mustard!; one of Dried Parsley; one of Dried Mixed Herbs
and one of Oats.
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 277 persons for their names
to be entered on the Council's Register of sellers of poisons
included in Part II of the Poisons List. 609 inspections under
these Acts were made by the Food Inspectors.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
There were 1.27G factories and workshops on the Register
at the end of 1945, and in addition, 157 persons were receiving
work to be done in their homes.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
Owing to war conditions, only 1,771 samples were submitted,
11 being formal and 1,760 informal. All the formal
samples were milk. The samples submitted for analysis consisted
of 708 milk, 929 other foodstuffs and 134 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, 12.41, milk fat 3-63, non-fatty solids, 8-78.
Ten samples of other foodstuffs were found to be adulterated,
viz :— 2 Wine, deficient in alcohol ; 2 Cake Mixtures,
decomposed;'; 1 Sulphur Ointment, decomposed ; 1 Ready Made
Mustard, decomposed ; 1 Dried Parsley, excess of ash ; 1 Dried
Mixed Herbs, excess of ash ; 1 Oats, contained maggots ;
1 Seidlitz Powder, below B.P- standard-