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Greenwich 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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On 11th March, 1965, these regulations were replaced by the
Dried Milk Regulations, 1964.
The Condensed Milk Regulations, 1959.—In addition to
minimum percentages of milk-fat and milk-solids of condensed
milk, the standards of labelling of receptacles are covered under
the provisions of these Regulations.
There were four samples examined during the current year all
of which proved to be satisfactory.
Other Food Examinations.—In addition to those obtained
under the Food and Drugs Act, other articles not procured in the
normal course of sampling were examined either by the Public
Analyst or at the Public Health Service Laboratory. These
examinations were the outcome of complaints from members of the
public or as a result of special investigations into certain foods
carried out by the Food Inspectors or as the "follow-up" to
reported food poisoning cases.

Table: Information concerning the analyses of these samples is given in the following table :—

Information concerning the analyses of these samples is given in the following table :—

ArticleHow ObtainedExaminationAction Taken
Bact. or Chem.Result
Slice of White BreadComplaint from member of public that bread contained foreign bodies.Chem.Foreign bodies consisted of frag-ments of bread crust each meas-uring nearly ⅜".Complainant noti-fied. No further action.
Well Water (from tap in factory)On request to ascertain its fitness for drinking purposes.Bact.Satisfactory.Firm notified.
Well Water (from tap in factory)On request to ascertain its fitness for drinking purposes.Chem.Although very hard and contain-ing a rather high proportion of dis-solved mineral sulphates, was quite suitable for use by adults for drinking purposes.Firm notified.
Loaf of White BreadComplaint from member of public that bread contained foreign matter.Chem.Contained a partly burnt cigarette end, which had been baked in the loaf.Legal proceedings taken. Firm fined £10 with £2 2s. Od. costs and ordered to pay Public Ana-lyst's fee of £3 18s.