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Paddington 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951.—The Act came into force on the 1st November, 1951.
Premises where any filling material specified in the Act is used, such as in upholstery and the stuffing of toys, must
be registered with the local authority. Rag flock intended for filling may only be supplied for use to registered premises.
Premises where rag flock is manufactured or stored must be licensed.
At the end of the year five premises had been registered where filling material was being used. There are no
premises in the Borough at present where rag flock is manufactured or stored. The statutory fee for the registration
of premises is £1.
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT, 1933.—One licence to act as a slaughterman was applied for and granted during
the year.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1951.—Section 8 of this Act enables a charge to be made
against the premises when work is done by the Council under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. This section was
used in one case during: the vear when an owner failed to coitidIv with a Nuisance Notice.

Table: FOOD SUPERVISION.Sampling.—Six hundred (600) samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, 30 (15) being formal samples (all milk) and 570 (585) informal. All the samples were reported on as genuine.

FOOD SUPERVISION.

Sampling.—Six hundred (600) samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, 30 (15) being formal samples (all milk) and 570 (585) informal. All the samples were reported on as genuine.

Number ExaminedNumber AdulteratedNumber ExaminedNumber Adulterated
FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
Ale_3__Luncheon meat, canned_10__
Arrowroot—1——Lysol—1——
Aspirin—2——Margarine—10——
Bacon—6——Marmalade—2——
Baking powder—1——Mayonnaise—1——
Biscuits—1——Meat, goat—1——
Black pudding—2——Meat paste—1——
Blancmange powder—1——Meat pie—4——
Borax—1——Milk30247——
Brawn, canned—2_—Milk powder2——
Bread—6——Milkreem—1——
Butter—13——Mineral waters—6——
Camphorated oil—1——Molasses, canned—1——
Castor oil—1——Morfat—1——
Cheese—10——Mustard—1——
Chocolate spread—1——Noodles—2——
Coconut, desiccated—1——Oil, frying—1——
Coffee—1——Olive oil—2——
Coffee essence—1——Paprika—1——
Cooking fat—9——Pastries—1——
Cordial—2——Pepper—9——
Cough mixture—5——Pepper compound—2——
Cream—3——Pickled cabbage—1——
Cream powder—1——Pickles—3——
Custard powder—2——Potatoes—1——
Dessert powder—1——Quinasps—1——
Epsom Salts—2——Ravioli, canned—1——
Faggots—1——Rennet essence—1——
Fish, canned—17——Rose hip syrup—1——
Fish, paste—4——Saccharin tablets.—1——
Flavouring—1——Salted almonds—1——
Friars Balsam—1——Sauce—2——
Fruit, bottled—1——Sausage meat—1——
Fruit, canned—13——Sausages—1——
Fruit, dried—1——Sausages, canned—3——
Fruit, glace—1——Sausages, smoked—5——
Fruit juice—1——Semolina—1——
Fruit pie—1——Soup, canned—5——
Glycerine—1——Soup, powder—5——
Ham, canned—1——Spaghetti—1——
Haslet—1——Spice—2——
Hearts, canned_1——Stabiliser—1——
Herbs, dried_3——Stout—3——
Honey_3——Suet—1——
Honey cakes—1——Sugar—10——
Icecream—30——Sunchoc—1—_
Ice lollies_8—_Tea—8__
Iodine—2——Thymol—1——
Jam_4——Tonic—1——
Jelly crystals—1——Turmeric—1——
Lard—1——Vegetables, canned—9——
Lemon juice—1——Vermicelli—1——
Liver, potted—1——Vinegar—3——
Liver pills_1——Vitacream—1——
Liver sausage—2—Zinc ointment—1——