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Amongst the articles dealt with in this way were:—
Unsound and Diseased Food Condemned and Destroyed During the
Year 1935.
Meat—
Beef 35 Stone
Lamb 34½ „
Pork 11 „
Mutton 8 „
Veal 4 „
Rabbits 4 doz.
Bacon 7 cwt.
Fish—
Rock Salmon 5 Stone
Lemon Soles 4 „
Cod 13 „
Cod Fillets 7 „
Roe 1 Box
Smoke Haddock 4 Boxes
Kippers 10 „
Crabs 1 Barrell
Prawns 6 Gallons
Fruit & Vegetables—
Apples 1 cwt.
Oranges 14½ Boxes
Apricots 26 „
Grapes 2 „
Potatoes 4 Bags
Miscellaneous (Tinned Goods, etc.).
Corned Beef 395 tins
Chicken and Ham Roll 36 „
Brawn 47 „
Pork 5 „
Sausages 9 „
Briskets of Beef 24 „
Veal 23 „
Ox Tongues 46 „
Chicken 16 „
Hams, Gammons, etc. 418 „
Lunch Tongues 7 „
Cream 434 „
Lambkins 16 „
Cheese 104 boxes
Food Premises.—The points of importance in relation to food premises
generally, i.e., slaughterhouses, bakehouses, etc., have already been defined, and
here it is unnecessary to say more than that during the year these places were
kept under regular supervision. Numerous visits were paid and inspections both
of the premises and contents carried out. The necessity for inspecting premises
used for the preparation of cooked and other foods intended for sale preliminary to
registration led to a considerable increase in work and also to the detection of a
certain number definitely unsuitable or requiring alteration or amendment before
registration could be made.
Bacteriological examination.—During the year, apart from milk samples, 3
samples of ice cream were examined bacteriologically. All were found to be
satisfactory.
C-—FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
The total number of samples taken under this Act in 1935 was 1,065, the figure
for 1934 being 1,055.
Of this number only one was reported by the analyst as being below standard
or not of the nature, substance and quality demanded by the purchaser. This
gives a percentage of adulteration of 0.1 as against 0.5 in 1934.
The method adopted in connection with the taking of samples and described in
former reports, it has not been found necessary to alter.
The majority were "formal" samples, and in carrying out the sampling, the
officer was almost invariably assisted by an agent.
The bulk of the samples taken were of milk and dairy produce.
The following Tables and Report from the Public Analyst, Mr. J. F. F.
Rowland, give full information with regard to samples submitted to and examined
by him:—
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1935.
The number of samples taken under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act
and submitted for analysis, was 1,065. The following is a complete list of the
articles sampled:—