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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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During the year 1937 the number of samples which were taken
under this Act was four. All of these proved to be satisfactory.
Further details in connection with the working of this Act are
shown in Table XXIII.
Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926. The first Act
to impose specific requirements upon sellers of fertilisers and feeding
stuffs was the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1893. This
was replaced by the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1906,
which in turn has been superseded by the above-mentioned Act.
This Act controls in some measure the sale of fertilisers and feeding
stuffs and protects the purchaser against adulteration of these
articles.
Table XXIV.
Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act.
| Type of sample. | No. of samples taken. | Analysis agreed. | Analysis disagreed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fertilisers: | |||
| (a) official | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| (b) unofficial | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Feeding stuffs: | |||
| (a) official | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| (b) unofficial | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Totals | 67 | 38 | 29 |
It provides that every person, who sells for use a fertiliser
of the soil or a food for cattle or poultry, is required to give to the
purchaser a statement (which may form part of the invoice)
containing particulars as to the name of the article and its composition,
in order that the buyer shall know as much as is necessary
and practicable to enable him to judge of the efficacy and value
of the article.
The manufacturer having supplied the particulars to the
retail seller, he in turn is required to pass them on to his customer.
Unofficial and official samples of these commodities for
analysis are obtained from retail sellers for the purpose of testing
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