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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chislehurst 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| 18 Contained 33.8% extraneous water | Company warned. |
| 19 Total sugar 55.1% (deficiency 4.9%) | Manufacturers informed. |
| 20 Approx. Full cream milk not more than 75%, rice 13%, water 12%. Use of water appears unnecessary and objectionable in an article called creamed rice | Manufacturers informed. Labels being altered. |
| 21 Meat 61%. Sulphite 180 p.p.m. | No action. |
| 22 Fat 1.5% ; should contain at least 3.5% | Consignment not intended for retail sale. Withdrawn. |
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Icc Cream.
Twenty-three samples were taken for bacteriological examination.
No pathogenic organisms were found to be present.
The methylene blue tests resulted as follows :—
| Grade I | 16 |
| Grade II | 5 |
| Grade III | 2 |
| Grade IV | — |
| 23 |
Eleven Samples were submitted for chemical examination, the
lowest fat content was 6.4% and the highest 11.3%.
The food voluntarily surrendered during the year was as follows :—
| Item. | Condition. | ions. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | Decomposed | 3 | 8 | ||
| Beef | 19 | 2 | 15 | ||
| Biscuits | Unsound | 13 | |||
| Butter | Rancid | 2 | |||
| Cake | Moulds | 5 | |||
| Canned Cream | Containers blown, punctured or perforated | 8 | |||
| Canned Fish | ,, ,, ,, | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Canned Fruit | ,, ,, ,, | l | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| Canned Ham | ,, ,, ,, | 1 | 13 | ||
| Canned Jam | ,, ,, ,, | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Canned Marmalade | ,, ,, ,, | 1 | 13 | ||
| Canned Meat | ,, ,, ,, | 15 | 1 | 2 | |
| Canned Meat Pudding | ,, ,, ,, | 1 | 15 | ||
| Canned Milk | „ ,, ,, | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
| Canned Pudding | ,, ,, ,, | 8 | |||
| Canned Pork | ,, ,, ,, | 1 | |||
| Canned Soup | ,, ,, ,, | 1 | 15 | ||
| Canned Vegetables | ,, ,, ,, | 7 | 2 | 20 |