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Barking 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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ICE LOLLIES
LEAD CONTENT
Total No. Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
1 1
ICE LOLLIES
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
6 -
Manufacture of Sausages
At the present time there are 32 premises registered for the manufacture
of sausages. One of these establishments is a central factory
for several butchers shops under the same control. Another factory
produces sausages and other cooked meat foods for the wholesale
trade and distributes over a wide area of London and the County of
Essex.
The remaining 30 premises are butchers shops where he sausages
are made and sold in conjunction with their trade.
Regular routine sampling for chemical analysis has been maintained
and it is noteworthy that although there is an absence of an
official standard for meat content in sausages, on no occasion has
there been a sample reported below 50% for Beef Sausages and 65%
for Pork Sausages.
BEEF SAUSAGES
MEAT CONTENT
No. of Samples 50%-54% I 55%-59% 60%/
13 10 2 1
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