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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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FOOD COMPLAINTS
During the year 14 cases concerning food alleged to be unsound were received
in the Department.
Three cases were substantiated, the details of which are as follows:-
Complaint Action taken
Deposit in milk bottle Warning letter
Metal rivet in fruit loaf Warning letter
Mouldy wrapped loaf Warning letter
POOD SAMPLING
Pood & Drugs Act, 1938
By the courtesy of the Chief Officer, Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council, the following details of food sampling within the Borough are available:-
| Article | Total Samples Procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 58 | - |
| Acetic acid | 1 | - |
| Butter | 9 | - |
| Cakes | 10 | 1 |
| Cooked Meats | 2 | - |
| Cornflour | 1 | - |
| Cream | 8 | - |
| Drugs | 6 | - |
| Dried Fruit | 1 | - |
| Fish | 4 | - |
| Fish Paste and cakes | 3 | - |
| Flour | 3 | - |
| Ice Cream | 12 | 2 |
| Iced Lolly | 1 | - |
| Liver | 5 | 2 |
| Margarine | 3 | - |
| Marzipan | 1 | - |
| Meat Paste | 1 | - |
| Minced Meat | 1 | - |
| Mincemeat | 1 | - |
| Mint Sauce in Vinegar | 1 | - |
| Non-Brewed Condiment | 5 | 1 |
| Oranges | 5 | - |
| Pickled Onions | 3 | - |
| Sausages and Sausage Meat | 10 | 1 |
| Soup | 1 | - |
| Suet | 3 | - |
| Sweets | 1 | - |
| Tomato Ketchup | 2 | - |
| Victoria Plums | 8 | 1 |
| Vinegar | 11 | 5 |
| Wines and Spirits | 12 | - |
| Total | 193 | 13 |
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