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38 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1963
Analysis of Food and Drugs
During the year 1,000 samples of food and drugs were procured
for analysis; 221 samples of milk, 711 other foodstuffs and 68
drugs. Of these, 190 were submitted as formal samples, while 810
were purchased informally. No adulteration was found in the
formal samples, but 52 or 6.70 per cent, of the informal samples or
5.2 per cent, of the total samples submitted were found to be
adulterated or not up to standard.
The 52 samples found to be adulterated were :
Nine samples of fish paste, four samples each of bread, meat
paste, ammoniated tincture of quinine, seasoning and soft drink
crystals, two samples each of orange juice, seidlitz powder, salmon
spread and chopped pork and one sample each of beef chipolatas,
margarine, spirit of sal volatile, dirty milk bottle, cream soda,
chocolate eclair, ice cream, children's aspirin, pork chipolatas,
asparagus soup mix, liver pills, scotch egg, steak and kidney
pudding, milk and buttered bun.
Noise Abatement Act, 1960
Court summonses were taken out against two traders for the
sounding of chimes; in both instances a fine of £2 was awarded
by the Court.