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(20). Two serious fish poisoning cases occurred in which several people lost their lives through eating a Chinese fish known as 'Kai Po Yu' (4) This fish is poisonous if cooked in certain ways but the actual poison gives no recognisable chemical reactions.
Food & Drugs.
(21). On July 1st the long awaited Adulterated Food & Drugs Ordinance and its attendant Regulations came into force. Unfortunately owing to shortage of staff by the Sanitary Department and a large increase in work here, it has not been possible to carry out as much work under the Ordinance as was expected. However it is hoped to be able to deal with twenty samples a week which will be a great step forward in the control of the purity of Food & Drugs.
Substance No. of samples examined. No. found genuine. No. found adulterated. Butter 8 8 0 Camphorated oil 3 2 1 Cheese 18 18 0 Cheese, cream 1 0 1 Coffee 16 16 0 Cream, tinned 13 13 0 Ghee 4 4 0 Lard 8 7 1 Milk:- Evaporated 14 14 0 Full-cream condensed 19 18 1 Fresh 17 10 7 Skim condensed 2 2 0 Mustard 11 2 9 Olive oil 3 3 0 Peanut oil 8 6 2 Pepper 10 10 0 Tea 22 20 2 Tincture of iodine 5 5 0 Vinegar 19 0 19 Total: 196 150 46J
M 167
(20). Two serious fish poisoning cases occurred in which several people lost their lives through eating a Chinese fish known as 'Kai Po Yu' (4) This fish is poisonous if cooked in certain ways but the actual poison gives no recognisable chemical reactions.
Food & Drugs.
(21). On July 1st the long awaited Adulterated Food & Drugs Ordinance and its attendant Regulations came into force. Unfortunately owing to shortage of staff by the Sanitary Department and a large increase in work here, it has not been possible to carry out as much work under the Ordinance as was expected. However it is hoped to be able to deal with twenty samples a week which will be a great step forward in the control of the purity of Food & Drugs.
No. of samples
No. found
examined. genuine.
Substance.
No. found adul- terated.
Butter
8
CO
8
0
Camphorated oil
3
2
1
Cheese
18
18
0
Cheese, cream
1
0
1
Coffee
16
16
0
Cream, tinned
13
13
0
Ghee
4
4
0
Lard
8
7
1
Milk:-
Evaporated
14
14
0
+
Full-crean condensed
.19
18
1
Fresh
17
10
7
Skim condensed
2
2
0
Mustard
Olive oil
11
3
Q CO
2
9
י
3
0
Peanut oil
8
6
CO
2
Pepper
10
10
0
Tea
Tincture of iodine
22
20
15
5
2
0
Vinegar
19
0
19
Total:
196
150
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