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Woolwich 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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SECTION VI.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD.
It is the duty of the Council, so far as the inspection and
supervision of food is concerned, to administer the following
Acts, Regulations and associated By-laws:—
(a) Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
(b) London County Council (General Powers) Acts, 1902,
1908, 1909.
(c) Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
(d) Milk and Dairies Acts, 1915, 1922.
(e) Margarine Act, 1887.
(f) Milk and Dairies Order, 1885.
(g) The Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912-1917.
(h) Sale of Food Order, 1921.
(i) The Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923.
(j) The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations,
1923.
(k) The Milk (Special Designation) Order, 1923.
(1) The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
(m) The Tuberculosis Order, No. 2, 1925.
(n) The Public Health (Preservatives, &c., in Food)
Regulations, 1925. (Not yet operative).
The work of food inspection, although carried out as part
of their daily routine by all the district Sanitary Inspectors, is
mainly performed by two Inspectors.