[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough.

  • Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    against the person whose name was given as the vendor at the time of the purcliase. When the police officer went to serve the summons, he found the shop closed and that the business had been transferred to another person before the sample was ])urchased, a circumstance unknown to the person who served the inspector. The actual vendor came forward and stated that he would take all responsibility, but produced a warranty for the milk. As there were other complications connected with the case it was decided to withdraw the summons. Samples Nos. 5 and 6 were informal. Sample No. 12 was a formal sample procured from the same vendor as Nos. 5 and 6 informal ; the vendor was summoned (see result in table). The vendors of Nos. 55 and 59 (informal samples) were cautioned ; subsequent samj)les obtained formally proved genuine. Sample No. 58 was analysed at the request of the consignee, who was receiving warranties with the supplies. A formal sample (obtained at the railway station) from the same farm proved genuine ; from enquiries made and informa¬ tion obtained it was evident that an employee of the con¬ signer had, at times, been tampering with the milk while in transit ; the employee was discharged and further samples obtained from the same source proved genuine. The sample of Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine (No. 70) was informal ; a formal sample obtained under similar circumstances proved genuine. Thirty of the samples were formal, 75 informal, 29 samples were obtained in the public street and series sampling by the service of deputies was frequently employed. No action was taken under the Margarine Act, 1887, or the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907. All the samples were submitted to the public analyst by the Chief Sanitary Inspector, who is the officer specially appointed to carry out the provisions of the Acts.
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