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Malden and Coombe 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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39
SALE OP FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
By the courtesy of the County Medical Officer of Health a return of samples analysed during the year is given herewith.
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 28 | — | — | — |
| Tea | 2 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery and Jam | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 31 | — | — | — |
A new Act entitled the Food and Drugs Act, 1938,
was passed into law in July and will come into operation
on 1st October, 1939. By this the law relating to Food
and Drugs (including Milk and Dairies), slaughterhouses,
etc., is consolidated and amended and, in some respects,
simplified.
This Act will be more fully reported upon next year,
but some note might be made now of those sections
designed to secure that food and drugs are sold only in
a pure and genuine condition.
The present Food and Drugs Acts are administered
by the County Council, but under the new Act, among
other Authorities all non-county boroughs and urban
districts which, according to the last published census for
the time being have a population of forty thousand or
upwards will become Food and Drugs Authorities.
The Local Authority of any non-county borough or
urban district with a population of twenty thousand or
upwards but less than forty thousand can make application
to the Minister of Health, who may direct that the
Local Authority in lieu of the County Council shall be the
Food and Drugs Authority as respects their district.
As, shortly, when the next census is taken, the population
of this district will exceed forty thousand, the
Council decided to make application to the Minister of