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HOUSING.
No statistics in the tabular form usually required by the Ministry
of Health are submitted. The Minister has not asked for this informating
and, owing to the present chaotic state of housing repairs and
the difficulty in remedying defects, such statistics would not give an
accurate picture of housing as a whole.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
During the year the following samples of milk sold within the
district were examined.
MILK.
Class of Milk. No. taken.
Pasteurised 92
Tuberculin Tested, Pasteurised 1
Tuberculin Tested, Certified 1
Heat Treated 4
Total 98
Seven samples of pasteurised milk failed to comply with
statutory requirements.
M EAT.
The carcases of all animals intended for human consumption
and slaughtered in the Borough are inspected by a qualified
Inspector.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
On 1st April, 1940, the Corporation became the Food and Drugs
Authority for the Borough, and took over the duties under the Act
from the Surrey County Council.
The Corporation appointed H. Amphlett Williams, Esq.,
A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C., of 1, Southwark Street, London, S.E.I, as Public
Analyst for the Borough.
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