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Barnes 1946
[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.
Table 15.—Return of Samples Analysed during the Year ending 31st December, 1946.
| ARTICLES | analysed. | BELOW STANDARD. | Prosecutions | Convic-tions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 56 | — | 56 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 3 | 3 | - | — | — | — | - |
| Batter Flour | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Benergy | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chocolate Cup | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fish Cakes | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fish Omelette | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - |
| Frutella | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground Ginger | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lemexa | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lemon Barley | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meat Cutlet | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orange Squash | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pickle (Sweet) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Potato (Mashed) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soup | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sponge Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vinegar | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Phosphates (Tonic) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saccharin | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zinc Ointment | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 59 | 30 | 89 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | - |
Note.—It was not found necessary to institute proceedings in respect
of the samples' found to be below standard. The discrepancies were of
a minor character and the informal action taken resulted in satisfactory
measures being taken to comply with the required standards.
The Public Analyst reports that, in classifying the samples as
genuine or otherwise, all relevant Regulations and Orders under the
Defence Regulations, as well as the Regulations made under the Food and
Drugs Act, 1938, have been taken into account.
Several of the discrepancies found related to labelling of articles
required by recent legislation.