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Unsound food was seized on four occasions. In three of
these cases, which were concerned with the deposit of food,
no proceedings were taken as the Town Clerk did not consider
the evidence sufficiently strong to warrant proceedings. In
the other case proceedings were taken.
FOOD POISONING.
No case of food poisoning was reported during the year.
ADULTERATION, ETC.
The year 1928 marks the passing of the Sale of Food and
Drugs Acts, 1875-1927. In their place is the Food and Drugs
(Adulteration) Act, 1928, which came into operation on the
1st January, 1929.
The number of samples taken during the year was 559,
23 of which were certified by the Public Analyst to be adulterated.
The percentage of adulterated samples, 4.11, compares
with 4.5 for 1927. The number of samples taken on
Sundays was 20, none of which was adulterated. The Act
requires that samples purchased for analysis shall be divided
into three parts and provides for the proper disposal of each
part. As a matter of convenience, however, a practice has
grown up of taking informal samples, and approximately two
out of every five samples taken were informal. This practice
enables articles to be bought in small quantities withont
arousing suspicion when the sample is being taken. These
samples are analysed in the usual way but if any sophistication
is found, formal samples are immediately taken.
The following Table gives details of the various analyses
made under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, the Public
Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, the Public Health
(Dried Milk) Regulations, and the Public Health (Preservatives,
etc., in Food) Regulations.
F