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Milk. None of the 417 samples of milk submitted for
analysis was reported to contain preservative or colouring matter.
Dried milk-—Full cream. All of the 32 samples which were
submitted for analysis proved satisfactory.
Butter. Of 111 samples of butter submitted for analysis,
63 were formal and 48 were informal samples. Of the formal
samples, 3 were reported upon as containing excessive water.
Letters of warning were sent and subsequent samples obtained
were found to be genuine. Of the informal samples, one was
reported upon as containing excessive water to the extent of 1.0
per cent. Further samples were obtained and proved genuine.
Preservatives in food regulations. There were five
contraventions of these regulations. Two informal samples
of meat were reported as containing 150 and 120 parts of
sulphur dioxide per million respectively. Formal samples were
obtained from the same source and these proved satisfactory. Two
informal samples of strawberry jam were reported as containing
44 and 37 parts of sulphur dioxide per million respectively.
Formal samples were obtained, one of which was found to be
satisfactory, whilst the other was proved to contain 30 parts of
sulphur dioxide per million. In this case legal proceedings were
instituted against the manufacturer, who was fined £4, and in
addition £4 for giving a false warranty to the retailer.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933. This Act became
operative on 1st May, 1936. It contains 31 sections and is divided
into three parts.
Part I. This part deals with the Pharmaceutical Society
and its members (registered pharmacists) and their position under
the Act, and prohibits the carrying on of the business of a chemist,
druggist, or pharmacist except by pharmaceutical chemists.
It explains the conditions to be fulfilled by pharmacists and
corporate bodies in order to become "authorised sellers of
poisons," and makes provision for the continuation of the business
of a pharmacist by representatives in case of death, unsoundness
of mind, or bankruptcy.
Part 11. This part provides for the establishment of a
Poisons Board. The Board was constituted and prepared a list of
poisons, which is divided into two parts. Part I of the list
consists of those poisons which may be sold only by "authorised
sellers of poisons," i.e. registered pharmacists. Part II of the
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