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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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| SAMPLES | FORMAL | INFORMAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satis | Unsatis | Satis | Unsatis | |
| factory | factory | factory | factory | |
| Tonic Water | 1 | |||
| Toothpaste | 2 | 1 | ||
| Vegetables, Canned | 9 | |||
| Vegetables, Dehydrated | 2 | |||
| Vegetable Juices | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vegetable Oils | 3 | |||
| Vegetable Oil Shortening | 1 | |||
| Vitamin Liquids | 1 | |||
| Vitamin Tablets | 1 | |||
| Wheat, crushed | 1 | |||
| Yeast | 1 | |||
| Yoghourts | 5 | 4 | ||
| TOTALS | 7 | 3 | 513 | 42 |
In addition to the above samples, the following were examined in the office
| ARTICLE | NO. OF SAMPLES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Total | |
| Cereal | 1 | 1 | |
| Confectionery | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fruit | 4 | — | 4 |
| Margarine | 2 | - | 2 |
| Meat, Canned | 1 | - | 1 |
| Milk | SO | — | 50 |
| Mince | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| TOTALS | 72 | 1 | 73 |
The following comments are made regarding some of the unsatisfactory samples.
Cream Cheese
Comment was made in my 1968 Report concerning the practice of selling Full Fat Soft
Cheese as Cream Cheese in spite of the fact that the Cheese Regulations 1965 laid down
specific standards for the fat content of all soft cheeses. Formal samples taken during the
latter part of 1969 revealed two instances where this practice was being carried out and
at the close of the year legal proceedings were pending against the proprietors of the
shops concerned.
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