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Bromley 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOODS.
During the year, this service continued to receive the special
attention of the Department and is one of its main functions. The
co-operation of the shopkeepers, restaurant owners, etc., and the
personnel engaged in the preparation and handling of food has been
all that could be desired.
It was not necessary for the Council to take any formal action
under the Byelaws adopted under Section 15 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938—FOOD SAMPLING.
| Article. | Samples taken. | Result. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||
| Apples | — | 1 | — | 1 | See (a) |
| Baking Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Batter Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Biscuit Batter Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Blanc Mange Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Bone & Vegetable Broth | — | l | 1 | — | |
| Bread Crumbs | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Breakfast Fry (Sausage) | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Cake | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Cake (Fruit) | — | 1 | — | 1 | See (b) |
| Caraway Seeds | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Cordial | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Corn Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Cream (Synthetic) | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Culinary Oil | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Custard Powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Double Cream | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Dressed Crab | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Dripping | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Dutch White Fondant | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Farinoca | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Farola | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Fish Cakes | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Frescof | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Gelatine | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Glace Cherries | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Ground Rice | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Honey | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Horseradish with Vitacream | — | 1 | l | — | |
| Ice Cream (Loose ) | — | 16 | 16 | — | |
| Ice Cream (Pre-packed) | — | 43 | 43 | — | |
| Ice Cream (Choc. Pre-packed) | — | 8 | 8 | — | |
| Ice Lolly | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Icing Sugar | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Jelly | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Lemon Juice | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Lemonade Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Liquid Fruit Pectin | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Milk (Pasteurised) | 12 | 13 | — | ||