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Chislehurst 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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Table: SECTION F.INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.Food Sampling.During the year a total of 352 samples of food and drugs were taken.No formal action was taken by the Council, during the year 1952. under the Byelaws adopted under Section 15 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

SECTION F.

INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.

Food Sampling.

During the year a total of 352 samples of food and drugs were taken.

No formal action was taken by the Council, during the year 1952. under the Byelaws adopted under Section 15 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

Samples takenResultRemarks
Formal.Informal.Genuine.Adulterated.Inferior
Aspirin2—2—_
Baking powder3—3——
Barley crystals1—1——
Bread—1——1See (a)
Butter chocolate1—1——
Butter drops1—1——
Butter scotch3———
Carnival macs—11——
Candied peel1—1——
Cheese spread (processed)7—1—6See (b)
Chicken noodle soup1—1—
Custard P'owder1—1——
Desiccated coconut1—1——
Diabetic orange squash1—1——
Dried whole egg—11——
Fish cakes2—__
Fish Paste1—1——
Foam crystals1—1——
Gelatine1—1——
Greengages (canned)—1——1See (c)
Ground almonds1—1——
Ground nutmeg1—1——
Honey wheat crunch—11——
Ice cream—1717——
Ice lolly—1——1See (d)
Jelly crystals2—2——
Junket tablets2—2——
Lemonade powder & crystals6—6——
Lemon squash1—1——
Luncheon meat (canned)—3—3—See (e)
Marshmallow creme1—1——
Mutton—1——1See (f)
Milk61824—_
Milk bottle—1—1—See (g)
Meat paste1—1——
Orange squash2—2——
Pastry mixture—21—1See (h)
Pineapple1—1——
Pickled onions—11__
Pop corn1—1——
Refreshers—1——1See (i)
Rock lobster (canned)—11——
Sausages, beef10329816See (j)
Sausagemeat, beef7—61See (k)
Sausages, pork91581312See (I)