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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barnet 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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Formal and informal samples (continued)
| SAMPLE | FORMAL | INFORMAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatis factory | |
| Semolina | - | - | 2 | - |
| Soft drinks | - | - | 20 | - |
| Soups | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| Spices | - | - | 8 | - |
| Stuffing | - | - | 1 | - |
| Suet | - | - | 4 | - |
| Sugar confectionery | 2 | - | 14 | - |
| Tea | _ | _ | 6 | _ |
| Tomatoes, canned | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Tomato juice | - | - | 2 | - |
| Tomato ketchup | - | - | 5 | - |
| Tomato paste | - | - | 2 | - |
| Vegetables, dried | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
| Vegetables, fresh | - | - | 4 | - |
| Vinegar | - | - | 5 | - |
| 20 | 1 | 468 | 25 | |
In addition to the above samples, the following were examined in the Department:—
| ARTICLE | NUMBER OF SAMPLES | |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
| Fruit | 5 | 2 |
| Fruit, canned | 2 | 2 |
| Meat, canned | 1 | - |
| Mince | 5 | - |
| Milk | 114 | - |
| Milk powder | 1 | - |
| Vinegar | 4 | — |
| TOTALS | 132 | 4 |
The number of samples reported as unsatisfactory was 4.6 per cent of the total analysed or
examined. This figure includes samples reported as being unsatisfactory by reason of mis-statement
or other errors in the labelling. Brief comments on the unsatisfactory samples follow:—
Cheese
The Cheese Regulations 1965 came into operation on the 1st February 1967. It had been evident
for some time that many shopkeepers did not appreciate the difference between a soft spreadable
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