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Ruislip-Northwood 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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The following details of samples taken by the County Sampling Officers under the above Act within the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District during the period 1.4.54 to 31.3.55
| ARTICLE | TOTAL SAMPLES PROCURED | UNSATISFACTORY |
|---|---|---|
| Milk, various | 88 | 5 |
| Arrowroot | 2 | - |
| Cakes | 16 | - |
| Cheese | 3 | 3 |
| Cherry Syrup | 1 | - |
| Coffee | 1 | - |
| Cooked Meats | 21 | - |
| Cream | 9 | - |
| Drugs | 30 | 1 |
| Fish | 17 | - |
| Fish Cakes | 3 | - |
| Fish Paste | 1 | - |
| Ice Cream | 8 | - |
| Jam | 1 | - |
| Lard | 1 | - |
| Liver | 11 | - |
| Margarine | 3 | - |
| Meat Paste | 2 | - |
| Milk Shake | 1 | - |
| Minced Meat | 6 | - |
| Oranges | 8 | - |
| Sausages and sausage meat | 17 | - |
| Sponge Mixture | 1 | - |
| Sweets | 6 | - |
| Tripe | 1 | - |
| Vinegar | 12 | - |
| Wines and spirits | 13 | - |
| TOTALS | 283 | 9 |
The following information is given with reference to the
unsatisfactory samples -
'Milk: With regard to the five unsatisfactory samples, four were
of hot milk sampled at cafes, the other one being new milk
taken from a firm of dairymen. In the case of the hot milk two
samples were taken from each of two cafes, and were found to
contain added water. Proceedings were authorised against each
proprietor. In one instance a conditional discharge was given
and £3.3.0d. costs awarded the County Council, and in the
second case a fine of £1 plus £1 15.0d. costs was imposed. In
the case of the new milk the sample was found to be deficient
in solids-not-fat, although the presence of added water was not
confirmed.
Further follow-up samples proved genuine and no further
action was taken.
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