Annual report of the Department of Public Health / Union of South Africa.

  • South Africa. Department of Health
Date:
[1953]
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Credit: Annual report of the Department of Public Health / Union of South Africa. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table VII (1).—Foods, Drugs and Disinfectants Act (Act No. 13 of 1929). Samples taken for Examination or Analysis and the Results, 1st January, 1953, to 31st December, 1953. Place. Total taken. Number Analysed or Examined. Number found Adulterated or Incorrectly or Falsely Described. Prosecutions. Convictions. Ports of Union. 80 1 80 2 Cape Western Region. 765 746 77 32 32 Cape Eastern Region. 44 44 3 — — Transvaal Southern Region. 3,791 3,791 543 174 141 Transvaal Northern Region. 54 54 7 7 5 Natal. 73 73 5 3 1 Orange Free State and North West Cape... 40 40 | 3 — Total. 4,847 | 4,828 640 216 179 -1-■—|- i Table VII (2).—Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Act (Act No. 13 of 1928). Prosecutions and Convictions under Laws relating to Habit-forming Drugs, 1st January, 1953, to 31st December, 1953. European. Native. Asiatic. Other Coloured. Total. Province and Particulars. Prose¬ cutions. 1 | Con¬ victions. i Prose¬ cutions. Con¬ victions. Prose¬ cutions. Con¬ victions. Prose¬ cutions. Con¬ victions. Prose¬ cutions. Con¬ victions. Cape— Dagga. 116 112 2,013 1,895 10 10 3,193 3,129 5,332 5,146 Other habit-forming drugs. — — — — — — — — Natal— Dagga. 61 58 3,218 3,110 500 489 221 208 4,000 3,865 Other habit-forming drugs. — — — — 2 2 — — 2 2 Transvaal— Dagga. 231 209 8,876 8,466 46 44 632 599 9,785 9,318 Other habit-forming drugs. 1 1 — — 7 5 — — 8 6 Orange Free State— Dagga. 16 13 1,049 1,019 — — 54 53 1,119 1,085 Other habit-forming drugs. — — — — — — — — Union— Dagga. 424 392 15,156 14,490 556 543 4,100 3,989 20,236 19,414 Other habit-forming drugs. 1 1 — — 9 7 — — 10 8 .. Table VII (3).—Therapeutic Substances Regulations. Licences Issued under the Therapeutic Substances Regulations, 1st January, 1953, to 31st December, 1953. Particulars. Import Licences. Manufacturing Licences. Vitamin Permits. Research Licences. Blood Processing Licences. Number of Licences— in force. 1/1/53. 64 146 42 12 6 issued. 10 13 4 *> 1 cancelled. 11 30 3 T 1 in force 31/12/53;. 63 129 43 13 6 1120-1