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Three hundred and twenty-nine houses were inspected in
addition to the above, and statutory notices were served to
remedy the dilapidations. The Council offered to carry out both
war damage and dilapidations. Two hundred and three owners
accepted the Council's offer, the remaining 126 owners preferred
their own builder.
4. Rent and Mortgage Interest Restriction (Amendment)
Act, 1933, Section 12.
Number of certificates issued to occupiers that
houses were not in a reasonable state of repair 30
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938
Formal Samples.
Twenty-nine formal samples were taken as follows: —
Milk 20 Seed Cake 1
Butter 2 Black Pepper 1
Bicarbonate of Soda 1 Baking Powder 1
Vinegar 2 White Bread 1
Informal Samples.—
Twenty-three informal samples were taken as follows: —
Cloves 1 Soup 2
Salad Dressing PowJunket 1
der 1 Horseflesh 2
Cocoa Compound 1 Flour, self raising 1
Vinegar 1 Barley 1
Fish and meat paste 3 Baking powder 4
Cake Mixture 3 Beef aspic jelly 1
Black Pepper 1
All samples were genuine with the exception of three formal
and four informal samples. Two warning letters were sent re
foods not properly labelled, four were sent regarding two samples
of butter, one sample of horseflesh and one sample of milk. The
result of one informal sample of flour was passed to the Medical
Officer of Health, Wandsworth M.B.C.