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Ice Cream
Two samples were examined, one formal and one Informal. Both were satisfactory.
Ice Lollies
Eleven informal samples were examined for metallic contamination. All were reported
as being satisfactory.
Drugs
Twenty-one informal samples were examined. One sample of Tincture of Iodine
failed to satisfy the B.P. standard.
Preservatives
There were two contraventions of the Preservatives Regulations. One of these was a
sample of sausages which contained excess of sulphur dioxide and the other a sample of
saveloys which contained undeclared preservative.
Fertilisers & Feeding Stuffs Act
Three official samples of fertiliser were examined. One of these was unsatisfactory
Eleven feedingstuffs, nine official and two unofficial, were examined.
One was unsatisfactory.
In addition to the above, the following samples were also examined:For
the Public Health Department
3 Swimming bath waters.
1 Water.
1 Substance from gully.
1 Bread.
For the Borough Engineer's Department
30 Effluents.
12 Samples of soil and ground water.
1 Subsoil water.
1 River Water.
For the Borough Architcct's Department
1 Ground water.
For the Chief Education Officer
6 Liquid detergents
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