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Poplar 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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FOOD SAMPLING.
A total of 555 samples of food were procured during the year by the
Council's Pood Inspector. Of these 525 were submitted to the Public Analyst
for Chemical examination, the remaining 30 being sent to the Public Health
Laboratory Service for biochemical or bacteriological report.
Samples examined by the Public Analyst included a comprehensive variety
of food. One sample was acquired formally and 524 informally. A total of 9
samples (1.9 per cent) were found to be adulterated. Details of the unsatisfactory
samples and the action taken are shown in Table Villon page 53.
The rate of adulteration in the Borough for the past five years was as follows :-
| YEAR | NUMBER OF SAMPLES | PERCENTAGE ADULTERATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 525 | 1.7 |
| 1961 | 535 | 2.6 |
| 1960 | 550 | 4.2 |
| 1959 | 538 | 2.6 |
| 1958 | 543 | 2.2 |
| Average : | 538 | 2.7 |
MILK SAMPLING.
14 informal samples of Milk were examined and found to be satisfactory.
No milk adulteration has been found in the Borough for the past eight years.
Six samples of milk were submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical
analysis and all were satisfactory. Average solids were Fat 3.5, and nonfatty
solids 8. 7.
Seven samples of Channel Islands milk showed fat figures of an average
of 4.4 and non-fatty solids 9.0.
UNSOUND FOOD.
The Council's Food Inspector is called upon to pass judgement of fitness
on great quantities of food.Frequently large and valuable stocks are involved.
Among special lots of food examined during the year were the following:-
Detailed overleaf
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