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Acton 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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FOOD AND DRUGS
The Middlesex County Council is the Food and Drugs Authority
in this area, and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department
has supplied the following figures and notes : —
| Article | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (new) | 36 | |
| Milk (various) | 69 | |
| Butter | 22 | |
| Cream | 25 | 1 |
| Drugs | 28 | |
| Fish and Fish Products | 12 | |
| Fruit—Fresh and Processed | ||
| Ice-cream | 22 | |
| Liver | 6 | |
| Margarine | 11 | |
| Meat and Meat Products | 49 | |
| Non-Brewed Condiment | 7 | 3 |
| Vinegar | 27 | |
| Miscellaneous | 19 | 3 |
| 338 | 9 |
New Milk
"Two samples of milk taken from churns of new milk consigned
by a farmer to a milk processing depot in your Borough
were found to be below the legal standard for solids-not-fat. The
deficiencies were slight and the average for the whole consignment
was satisfactory, and in consequence, no further action was taken.
Cream
" One sample of tinned cream was found to be deficient in fat.
The sample was the last of a consignment which was not repeated
by the retailer, and no further samples of this particular brand
were found.
Non-Brewed, Condiment
"Three samples of non-brewed condiment were found to be
below the accepted minimum standard of ascetic acid content.