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(3) FOOD POISONING.
There wore no eases of food poisoning notified
during the year.
(U) FOO'O DRUGS ACT, 1938, SAMPLING.
During the year your authorised officers have
submitted a total of 160 sample Si, divided as follows:-
Milk 15
Butter &
Margarine 4
Others 141
160
The reports of the Borough Analysts, Dr.B.Dyer and
Dr. J.H.Hanence, Great Tower Street, London, E.C. show
that of this total, 24 were found not genuine.
In connection with these unsatisfactory samples,
proceedings v/ere instituted and a sun of £128. 0. 0. paid
in fines.
(5) CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
The "bacteriological examination of all milk,
ice-cream and water samples is carried out for this
Authority "by the Counties Public Health Laboratories,
of Gidea Park College, Essex, whilst the examination
of samples of milk for the presence of tubercle is
carried out "by Dr.A.L.Sheather, of Chorley Wood, Herts.
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