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City of London 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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ITINERANT FOOD VENDORS
Constant inspections of barrows and of itinerant food vendors have been maintained and no
difficulty has been experienced in connection with this of trade.

Table: FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955, AND FOOD REGULATIONSInformal and Formal Samples submitted for Analysis.

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955, AND FOOD REGULATIONS

Informal and Formal Samples submitted for Analysis.

ArticleFormalInformalArticleNormalInformal
Anchovy Essence—1Meat, Canned—31
Bacon—6Milk1733
Beef Extract—1Milk, Canned—3
Butter—10Milk., instant Non-Fat—1
Cheese—20(Skimmed)—1
Cheese Sauce,Canned—1Mincemeat—2
Chicken Breasts in Jelly (Jar)—1Mint Jelly.—1
Chocolate—2Mustard—1
Coffee—4Onion Sauce Mix—1
Coffee Cup—2Paella with Chicken &—
Confectionery—1Prawns—1
Corn Oil—1Pearl Barley—1
Cough Syrup—1Pie Filling—1
Crab, Canned—1Potato, Chips—2
Cream, Canned—4Potato, Crisps—1
Desiccated Coconut—1Potato, Instant Mash—2
Drinking Chocolate—4Rennet Essence_1
Drinks, Fruit—6Rice Pudding—1
Drugs—7Rose Hip Syrup—1
Egg Noodles—1Saccharin Tablets—1
Fish, Canned—1Sage—1
Flavouring—1Salami—2
Flour—1Sauce—1
Food Colouring—1Sausage, Luncheon_1
Frig-Ice—1Sausage, Meat—2
Frozen Foods—17Sausage, Rolls—1
Fruit, Canned—4Sausages—32
Fruit, Dried—9Savoroni—1
Fruit, Fresh—6Seafood Dressing—1
Fruit, Glace—2Shandy, Ginger Beer—1
Garlic Salt—1Soft Drinks—4
Gherkins—1Soup—1
Ginger—Spaghetti—1
Glucose—1Spirits25
Glucose Tablets—Suet—9
Gravy Powder—1Sugar—5
Halibut Liver Oil—1Sweetex—1
Hamburgers—1Tea—4
Herrings, Rollmop (Jars)—1Tomato Ketchup—5
Honey—1Vegetable Extract (Liquid)—1
Ice Lolly Syrup—1Vegetables, Canned—1
Jam—5Vegetables, Dried—1
Jellies—Vinegar—3
Kraft Dinner—1Welsh Rare???it—3
Lard—11Wine—3
Lemon Cheese—1Yoghourt—6
Macaroni—1
Margarine—2
Marmalade—1
Meat—4TOTALS19340

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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, l955.
Details of action taken under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955 both in respect of samples
purchased by the Sampling Officer and articles of food which were the subject of c???plaint
by members of the public, or of foodstuffs about which enquiries were made by
importers, are summarised below. In no instance was it considered appropriate or necessary
to institute legal proceedings.
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