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Surbiton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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FOOD HYGIENE (Cont.)
for issue to their customers where necessary, and there has
no doubt been a very great improvement in the situation.
The standard of food hygiene generally has been
maintained at a satisfactory level, though constant
attention to the subject is necessary.
The new Food & Drugs Act which it was anticipated would
introduce higher standards than those now in force received
the Royal Assent on 25th November 1954, but only one section
(and that not relating to hygiene) came into immediate
operation.
At the time of writing no other parts of the Act have
been brought into use, and there is a feeling that
regulations which are under consideration are likely to
be disappointing to those who have been trying to deal with
this problem for so long with rather inadequate powers.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.
The following is a summary of samples taken during the year for analysis by the Public Analyst
| Samples | Articles. | Analysed | Contraventions . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos. | Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| 1452-4 1477 1482 1498 1504 1506 1527 1533 1540 1560 1562 1566 1483-89 1550-1 | Milk | 14 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 1440 1456 1474 1476 1514 1539 1542 | Beef sausages | 7 | - | 7 | |||
| 1441 1455 1475-8 1480-1 1499 1501 1502-3 1515-6 1528-31 1541 1557-9 1564-5 1568 | Pork Sausages | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 1451 1512 1543 1571 1574 | Iced Lollie | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cream of Chicken Soup | _ | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Chicken Soup | _ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Carried fwd | 42 | 16 | 58 | 2 | - | 2 | |