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

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Tower Hamlets 1972

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

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Table: TABLE 34

TABLE 34

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 838 samples were submitted for analysis, as follows;-
4 Ale (Canned1 Lager (canned)
13 Baby foods8 Margarine
1 Beer(canned)44 Meat and meat preparations
4 Biscuits39 Meat pies and sausage rolls
1 Brandy45 Meat products (canned)
10 Bread22 Milk
4 Bread and Butter10 Milk preparations
10 Butter3 Miscellaneous samples
16 Cereals and starch products23 Nuts and nut preparations
11 Cheese and cheese preparations21 Oils fats and fatty foods
44 Cocoa and chocolate preparations18 Pickles and sauces
9 Coffee and coffee preparations3 Rum
5 Cream7 Salad cream
43 Drugs31 Sausages and other meat products
6 Eggs and Egg Products11 Soft drinks
33 Fish and fish preparations18 Soup and soup mixes
1 Flavourings41 Spices and condiments
16 Flour and flour products1 Stout
31 Flour confectionery9 Sugars, syrups, etc.
3 Food additives29 Suger confectionery
86 Fruit and fruit preparations16 Table jelly preparations
1 Gin14 Tea
3 Gravy preparations29 Vegetables and vegetable preparations
4 Herbs and herb preparations10 Vinegar and acetic acid
1 Ice cream4 Vodka
4 Ice lollies2 Whisky
15 Jam and preserves

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