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There are now 19 war-time piggeries in the Borough. 125
inspections were made.
During the year three applications were received from persons
desirous of acting as slaughtermen.
119 varieties of foodstuffs suspected to be unsound were examined
at the request of the owners and afterwards released for animal
feeding. The necessary certificate was granted in every case.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938
2,112 samples were procured for analysis during the year—886
samples of milk, 1,102 other foodstuffs and 124 drugs.
18 samples were found to be adulterated, 11 of milk, one each
of sponge mixture, tomato juice, barley flakes, saccharin tablets,
lemonade powder, fruit preserving tablets and canned fruit pudding.
It was not necessary to take. Police Court proceedings in any of
these cases, but proceedings under Section 3 of the above Act were
taken in respect of one case of foreign matter in bread and one case
of foreign matter in cake, and under Section 14 in respect of one case
of storage of ice cream on unregistered premises.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
and Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941.
Applications were received from 357 persons for their names to
be entered) on the Council's Register of sellers of poisons included in
Part II of the Poisons List. 703 inspections under these Acts were
made by the Food Inspectors.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS
There were 1,621 factories and workshops on the Register at the
end of 1948 and, in addition, 402 persons were receiving work to be
done in their homes.
It was possible to make only 327 inspections owing to the large
amount of housing work, and 37 notices were served in respect of
nuisances found.