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(b) Miscellaneous
16 Ox livers. 5 Pigs' lungs. ½ tin chilled Sheep's
3 Ox lungs. 2 Pigs' heads. livers.
1 Ox heart. 2 Pigs' plucks. 20 lbs. Lobster tails.
1 Ox head. 1 leg Pork. 2 boxes Lobster tails.
1 Ox tripe. 19 Sheep's livers. 1 box Haddocks.
2 legs Veal. 2 Sheep's plucks. 20 boxes Kippers.
1 side Veal. 2 Sheep carcases and 2 boxes Haddock fillets.
1 hindquarter Beef. all organs. 20 boxes Lettuce.
1 forequarter Beef. 3 Calf carcases and 13 boxes Pears.
1 forequarter Mutton. all organs. 10 lbs. Pears.
32 Pigs' livers.
(e) Adulteration, etc. (Food and Drugs Adulteration Act,
1928).
Seventy-seven samples were submitted for analysis
during the year. All were genuine.
Although the Council is not a Food and Drugs Authority,
such good work has been carried out in the past by continuous
sampling under this Act and the Milk and Dairies (Amendment)
Act that no real relaxation in this matter is contemplated.
Note.-Sections (f), (g) and (h) are contributed by the Medical Officer
of Health.
(f) Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food.
Chemical examination is carried out by the Public Analyst
-Dr. Bernard Dyer at Great Tower Street, E.C.3.
Bacteriological examination of milk is carried out either
at The Counties Public Health Laboratories, E.C.4, or at
Queen Mary's Hospital, E.15.
Specimens of food suspected of causing food poisoning
are, when necessary, sent to the Laboratory of the Ministry
of Health.
(g) Nutrition.
The only special work done on the subject of nutrition
has been a special enquiry by Dr. M. Clarke, and dealing with
the ratio of muscular pull to body weight as determined by
the dynamometer. The matter is dealt with in the Report
of the School Medical Officer.