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Adulteration, etc.
The Essex County Council is the responsible Authority for the
administration of the following Acts and Regulations:—
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928; Artificial Cream
Act, 1929; Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923
and 1927; Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927;
and the Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations,
1925 to 1927.
I am indebted to the Chief Inspector (Mr. H. C. Card) for the
following information regarding samples taken in Leyton during the
year under review.
Samples of milk taken 53
Samples of butter taken 64
Other samples 265
Staff.
Mr. V. W. Smith, one of the Council's Meat Inspectors, was
awarded the "Ollett" Gold Medal, which is awarded annually by
the Sanitary Inspectors' Association for the best paper submitted
during the year, and is open to all England and Wales. The paper
dealt with the Humane Slaughtering of Animals and was published
in full in my Annual Report for 1934.
SECTION F.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Workshops and Workplaces.
One hundred and three inspections were made during the
year. Defects were found to exist and have been remedied in
8 cases. Six notices were received from H.M. Inspector of Factories
of nuisances remediable under the Public Health Acts.