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Barnes 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
A summary of the samples taken under the above Act during the
year is given in the following Table. In no instance was it necessary
to institute Court proceedings.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Table 15.—Return of S amples Analysed during the Year ending 31 st December, 1944.
| ARTICLES | ANALYSED. | BELOW STANDARD. | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 36 | - | 36 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other Foods. | ||||||||
| Barley | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground Nutmeg | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground Rice | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lard | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malt and Chocolate Spread | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat Extract | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mixed Spice | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mustard | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sausages—Pork | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Semolina | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drugs. | ||||||||
| Aspirin | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boracic Ointment | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Camphorated Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cinnamon—Essence | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Epsom Salts | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eucalyptus Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iodine—Tincture | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | -- | - |
| Zinc Ointment | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 46 | 16 | 62 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Note.—The report of the Public Analyst upon the sample of milk
shown to be below standard was such that no legal action was justified.
Previous and subsequent samples from the same source were found to be
genuine.
Table 16.—S laughterhouses.
| No. of licensed slaughterhouses | Private. | Public. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 1 | |
| No. of notices received of intention to slaughter during the year | 10 | - | 10 |
| No. of animals slaughtered :— | |||
| Swine | 27 | - | 27 |
| Cattle | - | - | - |
| Sheep | - | - | - |
| Total | 27 | - | 27 |