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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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FOOD
Formal and Informal Samples
Four hundred and ninety-eight samples of food were submitted for analysis
during the year. A table identifying the commodities and showing the results is set
out below. The number of samples reported as unsatisfactory was 8.4 per cent of the
total submitted compared with 7.2 per cent for 1970.
In addition eighteen samples of foodstuffs and drugs were also examined by the Public Analyst in consequence of complaints.
| SAMPLE | FORMAL | INFORMAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
| Alcoholic Beverages, Beer | 1 | 2 | ||
| Alcoholic Beverages, Spirits | 3 | 1 | ||
| Almonds, Ground | 1 | |||
| Almond Oil | 1 | |||
| Anchovies | 1 | |||
| Angelica | 1 | |||
| Apple Juice | 1 | |||
| Arrowroot | 1 | |||
| Anti-pasto | 1 | |||
| Back-ache, Kidney and Bladder | ||||
| Pills | 1 | |||
| Barley Flakes | 1 | |||
| Beans, Baked | 4 | 1 | ||
| Bean Curd | 1 | |||
| Biscuits | 3 | |||
| Bread | 1 | 3 | ||
| Butter | 2 | |||
| Cheeses | 6 | 3 | ||
| Chilli Powder | 2 | |||
| Chocolate Drink | 3 | |||
| Chutney | 1 | |||
| Cinnamon, Ground | 3 | |||
| Citric Acid | 1 | |||
| Confectionery | 1 | |||
| Cooking Fat | 2 | |||
| Cooking Oil | 1 | |||
| Cough Mixture | 1 | |||
| Cream | 5 | |||
| Curry Powder, Mixes etc. | 6 | |||
| Custard Powder | 2 | |||
| Dental Cream | 1 | |||
| Dessert Preparations | 3 | 2 | ||
| Dripping | 3 | |||