London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Tower Hamlets 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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TABLE 36

SUMMARY OF PUBLIC ANALYST' S QUARTERLY REPORTS

The following is a summary of the samples analysed and included in reports submitted each quarter of the year by the Council's Public Analyst in compliance with Section 99 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
A copy of each quarterly report is submitted to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in accordance with the Act.
During the year 945 samples were submitted for analysis, as follows;-
1 Baby Food10Margarine
4 Biscuits48Meat and meat preparations
5 Bread24Meat pies and sausage rolls
5 Bread and Butter44Meat products - canned
14 Butter31Milk
20 Cereals and starch products31Milk preparations
23 Cheese and cheese preparations7Milk - dried and condensed
16 Cocoa and chocolate preparations16Nuts and nut preparations
6 Coffee and coffee preparations1Nutritional Liquid Meal
2 Colourings23Oils fats and fatty foods
3 Cream29Pickles and sauces
51 Drugs2Rum
10 Eggs and egg products1Salad Cream
60 Fish and fish preparations68Sausages and other meat products
3 Flavourings1Sherry
20 Flour and flour products37Soft drinks
15 Flour confectionery9Soup and soup mixes
7 Food additives19Spices and condiments
95 Fruit and fruit preparations38Sugar confectionery
1 "Fruit Juice" (Display sachet)11Sugars, syrups, etc.
4 Gin9Table jelly preparations
4 Gravy preparations41Tea
9 Herbs and herb preparations32Vegetables and vegetable preparations
10 Ice cream6Vinegar and acetic acid
1 Ice lolly5Whisky
8 Jam and preserves5Wine