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conform to the standard laid down in the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1923, and the remaining 41 samples were found, upon
chemical analysis, to be of genuine composition.
Forty-two samples of milk were secured at the County Council's
schools, where milk is provided for consumption by the scholars.
One of these was a sample of pasteurised milk, the remainder being
samples of ordinary (ungraded) milk. The sample of pasteurised
milk and 17 of the samples of ordinary milk were submitted to the
Council's Bacteriologist for examination, and all, with the exception
of one sample of ordinary milk, were found to conform to the
standard for pasteurised milk. These 18 samples were specially
examined for the presence of tubercle bacilli with negative results.
The remaining 26 samples taken at the schools were examined by
the Joint Public Analysts and found to be of genuine composition.
Butter factories are required by the Food and Drugs (Adulteration)
Act, 1928, to be registered by the owner or occupier with the
Food and Drugs Authority.
There is only one registered butter factory in the Borough, and
this has been visited on a number of occasions during the year by
the Food Inspectors. No offences were noted during these
inspections.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.—This Act is designed to regulate
the manufacture and sale of any substance resembling cream and
containing nothing but the ingredients of cream.
Section 1 (1) provides that no substance shall be sold under a
designation including the word "cream" unless that word is
immediately preceded by the word "artificial."
Section 2 requires that, with certain specified exceptions, all
premises where artificial cream is manufactured or sold must be
registered with the Food and Drugs Authority.
At the end of 1932 two premises were on the register kept in
this connexion. At one of these artificial cream is made and sold,
and at the other this substance is sold but not manufactured.
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.—
Twenty-four samples of condensed milk were taken during the year
and each was found to comply with the Regulations in every respect.
Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.—No
samples of dried milk were taken during the year.
Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 19251927.—The
action taken in regard to a sample of food found to
contain preservative in contravention of the Regulations is shown
on page 80 of this Report.