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Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925—1927.
These regulations were further amended in certain detail by
Regulations issued June 25th, 1927.
During the year 889 samples were obtained and examined by the
Public Analyst for the presence of " Preservative," these included:—
Milk 670 Sauce 3
Margarine 48 Brawn 7
Sausages 15 Dried Fruit 3
Pickles 9 Preserved Fruit 3
Breakfast Sausage 4 Mineral Waters and
Cordials 17
Fish Paste 6
Sausage Meat 6
Sweets 12
Chopped Meat 11
Cream 19
Pressed Veal 1
Sausage (Luncheon) 5
Sponge Mixture 6
Meat Paste 6
Canned Fruit 3
Butter 48
Mince Meat 5 889
Jam 6
Proceedings were taken against 5 vendors for selling Chopped
Meat containing Sulphur Dioxide. Particulars of the fines and costs
imposed will be seen on page 144.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
These Regulations have been found helpful from a preventative
point of view in dissuading persons known to be tuberculous from
entering the milk trade, and inducing relatives of persons engaged in
the milk trade from refusing institutional treatment. It has fortunately
not been necessary to take formal action under these Regulations
or to serve notices, as required under Section 5.
One patient who had been employed as a milk roundsman
changed his occupation on his return from institutional treatment to
that of a carman, and was then not concerned in any way with milk
distribution.
Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food.
Laboratories at which work is carried out:—Royal Institute of
Public Health, Camberwell Research Laboratories, and the Laboratory
of the Public Analyst.