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Chelsea 1941
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1941
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To the
MAYOR, ALDERMEN and COUNCILLORS of
The Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
During the year 1941 the most important
factor resulting from the war was the introduction
of numerous food substitutes, which made it
necessary for the Minister of Food to issue the
Food Substitutes (Control) Order, 1941. This
Order has helped to improve matters considerably,
but there is reason to believe that full
information is not necessarily disclosed to the
Minister by applicants for Licences whilst the
Minister is unable to see his way to disclose the
terms of the Licence to Local Authorities for the
purposes of making analyses. In view of the fact
that the Order states that holders have to comply
with the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act,
Public Analysts are often placed in a very
difficult position owing to the action of the
Minister. It is to be hoped that administration on
these lines will disappear with the end of hostilities.
(Cont. on page 84
It is to be hoped that administration on these lines will disappear with the end of hostilities.
| Article. | Taken Formally | Adulterated. | Taken Informally. | Adulterated. | Total Samples Analysed | Total Samples Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 20 | 0 | 20 | |||
| Milk Substitute | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 2 | |||||
| 0 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Butter | 0 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | |||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 5 | 14 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | |||||
| Coffee Extract. | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 16 | |||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 8 | 24 | |||||
| 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | |||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |