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Bromley 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The total weight of carcases, parts, offal, etc.,
rejected for disease:—
(a) On inspection at slaughterhouses 8,201 lbs.
(b) At depots and butchers' shops 1,832 „
(c) Imported meat at shops 1,114 „
The total weight of other foods surrendered and
destroyed:—
(a) Poultry, rabbits, fish and vegetables 1,817 lbs.
(b) Tinned foods 2,014 „
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
The former Act has been superseded by the latter,
which came into operation on 1st October, 1939. From
this date statutory powers and duties were conferred on
the Local Authority, and the sanitary inspectors undertake
the sampling duties necessary. Previously the
County Council was the responsible authority.
During the first nine months of 1939 the County Council's Officer took 111 samples as follows:—
| Arrowroot | 1 | Flour | 2 |
| Brandy | 1 | Fruit, dried | 1 |
| Butter | 4 | Gin | 1 |
| Cocoa | 1 | Ginger, Ground | 1 |
| Coffee | 4 | Jam | 1 |
| Cornflour | 1 | Lard | 2 |
| Cream | 3 | Margarine | 3 |
| Milk | 61 | Vinegar | 2 |
| Milk, Condensed | 2 | Whisky | 1 |
| Oatmeal | 1 | Packet Cheese | 2 |
| Olive Oil | 1 | Boracic Acid Ointment | 1 |
| Pepper | 1 | ||
| Rice | 1 | Cod Liver Oil | 1 |
| Sausages | 2 | Tinct. of Iodine | 1 |
| Shredded Suet | 1 | Ammon. Tinct. Quinine | 1 |
| Sugar | 3 | ||
| Tapioca | 1 | Zinc. Ointment | 1 |
| Glycerine | 1 | ||
| Samples taken | 111 |