[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.
- West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1942
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![-5- ——i—■Lt-'f-^ fin .a umL.r Section J;, Food c, nd Drugs Act.. 1938* r,^.. n • Summonses w^re issued in conne'etion with two ‘samples oi ,iuii)j.o Gelatine obtc inud irom a West Bromwich firm which coni ‘mod .Arsenic to the extent of l/10th of a -rain ocr pound in enu smm le and 1/jjrd of a grain.per pound in the other, Ao_sne nearing vr rranty defences were established and the defendants were acquitted. Ibu ^Lanui-cturers were then suncoiled for riving false and ~ --- w uuiiu.ioueu itl - .jlVj.11- J < warranties under Section 85 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938 i1?0® V7trG inflicted of £5 with £5 costs in the one instance •■in at with £3 17. Od. costs in the other. This c^se est .biished a standard laid down by the Royal Commission in itOj as a- standard under the Food and Drug's Act, 1938, Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926. ^Five samples wore obtained during the year one of 'which ■ 7]1S ^lof-ctory nd was r^i^rrcd to the Local Authority in 'v*iicn the manufacture took place. rub lie Cl '-y. using, fus^ Collection - nd D sqok-1 . ,’t r 1 * ? I 'Tot .1 number of houses and other premises from which refuse was,; collected, Tov.Ja number of Loads of refuse collected Total tonnage of refuse, .'collected • ! Tor./l tonnage of ivightsoil collected Tony c collected from , cesspools • 21,598 •2 21,15 21,057 47o 1,035 No. of Sm 1c Article Deficiency or 1 1 adulteration -1 Action taken 6637 Saccharin Did not bear label 1% Tablets required by S.R & Vendor wrrr a (Informs 1) j. 0. No. 2129. 1 ; Li Ik Contained 940 Sample , (Informal) parts per 100,000. condemned und^r . - of moist dirt. Section 10, • ‘ Food & Drugs - * i ‘ * • f .1 • * Act, 1938 and- ■ .. action taken 6867 Syrup of Figs (Informal Did not consist of Syrup of Figs but similar to Compound Syrup of Figs, BoP.C diluted with 25% of water . under Section22 Food & Drugs Act, 1938, Ve nd or w-a m e d Old Stock with¬ drawn. 6908 t i 6933 Milk (informal) Baking Powder (Informal) Contained 70 parts per 100,000 of moist dirt. Contained1 onlv ** 3/o Carbon See also senole No. 6853. Vendor warned. • i Dioxide.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3025985x_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
