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West Ham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS REGULATIONS
There are in West Ham 10 factories producing fertilisers and feeding stuffs, one
of the largest concentrations of this industry in any Borough in the country. Between them
they produce over 130 brands and grades of animal feeding stuffs and 8 types of fertilisers.
Five of the Council's Senior Health Inspectors have been appointed by the Ministry
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as Sampling Officers under the Fertilisers and Feeding
Stuffs Regulations, and samples are taken at intervals throughout the year.
During 1959 23 formal samples of feeding stuffs and 1 formal sample of fertiliser
were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination. Five samples of feeding stuffs did
not conform to the manufacturer's declaration. In three cases check samples taken were
satisfactory, but of the other two, one was the check sample of the other.
The manufacturers were asked for an explanation of the discrepancy, and they arranged to have samples independently analysed. A satisfactory solution to this matter was reached early in i960.
| FEEDING STUFFS | No. of Samples Taken | Analysis Agreed | Analysis Disagreed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provimi Concentrate No.15 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Moregg Layers Mash | 1 | 1 | - |
| Milk Alternative | 1 | 1 | - |
| Calf Gruel Starters | 1 | 1 | - |
| Feeding Meat and Bone Meal | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Poultry Fattening Meal | 1 | 1 | - |
| Breeders Laying Pellets | - | 1 | 1 |
| Hen Battery k Deep Litter PellLets | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cerecon Fattening Meal | 1 | 1 | - |
| Meat Meal | 1 | 1 | |
| Creep Feed Pellets | 1 | 1 | |
| Broiler Starter Mash | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pig Grain Balancer Meal | 1 | 1 | - |
| Growers Pellets | 1 | 1 | - |
| Gold Label Milk Nuts | 1 | 1 | - |
| Intensive Growers Mash | 1 | 1 | - |
| Sterilised Feeding Bone Flour | 2 | - | 2 |
| FERTILISERS | |||
| Bonemeal | 1 | 1 | - |
RAG FLOCK & OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951.
The following registrations are in force in the Borough:-
Manufacturers (Section 6) 1
Storage on Premises (Section 7) 3
Premises where rag flock may be used (Section 2) 15
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