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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
This Act requires local authorities to take samples
of foods and drugs and one thousand samples are
purchased annually in Fulham and submitted to the
Council's Public Analyst for analysis.
The samples are divided into two classes, viz:
"Formal", i.e., those in the purchase of which the
requirements of the Act are strictly observed and
"Informal" or those in which the Vendor is unaware
of the purpose for which the article is purchased.
The Table on page 126 gives details ot' all samples
purchased and particulars of action taken in cases of
adulteration will be found on page
Milk. Of 543 samples of milk examined during the
year 4 or 0.73% were adulterated or not up to standard,
as compared with 0.55 in 1931, 0.7 in 1930, 4.7 in 1929
and 2.5 in 1928.
The chemical composition of milk is laid down in
the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1901. These Regulations
were made by the Board of Agriculture (now the Ministry
of Agriculture & Fisheries) under Section 4 of the Sale
of Food and Drugs Act, 1899 and fix; the minimum for
fat at 3% and milk solids, other than milk fat, at 8.5%.
An arrangement exists between the Council and the
London County Council for the periodic sampling of
milk delivered to the institutions, etc., under their control
in this Borough. During the year the following
samples were taken and in all cases the milk was found
to be genuine.
Fulham Hospital 8
Fulham Institution 3
Western Hospital 10
Elizabethan Open-Air School 2