Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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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 Food | 10 | Margarine |
4 Biscuits | 48 | Meat and meat preparations |
5 Bread | 24 | Meat pies and sausage rolls |
5 Bread and Butter | 44 | Meat products - canned |
14 Butter | 31 | Milk |
20 Cereals and starch products | 31 | Milk preparations |
23 Cheese and cheese preparations | 7 | Milk - dried and condensed |
16 Cocoa and chocolate preparations | 16 | Nuts and nut preparations |
6 Coffee and coffee preparations | 1 | Nutritional Liquid Meal |
2 Colourings | 23 | Oils fats and fatty foods |
3 Cream | 29 | Pickles and sauces |
51 Drugs | 2 | Rum |
10 Eggs and egg products | 1 | Salad Cream |
60 Fish and fish preparations | 68 | Sausages and other meat products |
3 Flavourings | 1 | Sherry |
20 Flour and flour products | 37 | Soft drinks |
15 Flour confectionery | 9 | Soup and soup mixes |
7 Food additives | 19 | Spices and condiments |
95 Fruit and fruit preparations | 38 | Sugar confectionery |
1 "Fruit Juice" (Display sachet) | 11 | Sugars, syrups, etc. |
4 Gin | 9 | Table jelly preparations |
4 Gravy preparations | 41 | Tea |
9 Herbs and herb preparations | 32 | Vegetables and vegetable preparations |
10 Ice cream | 6 | Vinegar and acetic acid |
1 Ice lolly | 5 | Whisky |
8 Jam and preserves | 5 | Wine |