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Crayford 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Details of Samples taken by the County Sampling Officer within the Urban District of Crayford during the year ended the 31st December, 1949 :—
| Article | No. | Article | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Conserve | 1 | Lemon Curd | 1 |
| Arrowroot | 1 | Luncheon Sausage | 2 |
| Baking Powder | 1 | Lung Mixture | 1 |
| Beans & Tomato Sauce | 1 | Meat Roll | 1 |
| Beer, Bitter | 1 | Milk | 21 |
| Beer, Mild | 1 | Milk of Magnesia | 1 |
| Bishop Benedict Balsam | 1 | Oatmeal, Fine | 1 |
| Black Pudding | 1 | Olive Oil | 1 |
| Bronchial Mixture | 1 | Peas, Garden (Tinned) | 1 |
| Cake Flour Mixture | 1 | Pepper, White | 1 |
| Castor Oil | 1 | Petroleum Jelly | 1 |
| Cheese, Danish Blue | 1 | Pork Meat Brawn | 1 |
| Choc. Ices | 1 | Pork Pies | 1 |
| Chocolate Spread | 1 | Potato Straws | 1 |
| Coffee & Chicory Essence | 1 | Sage & Onion Stuffing | 1 |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | Salad Dressing | 1 |
| Fish Paste | 1 | Sandwich Spread | 2 |
| Fish Paste, Prawn | 1 | Seidlitz Powders | 1 |
| Friar's Balsam | 1 | Semolina | 1 |
| Glyoerine, Lemon and Honey | 1 | Semolina, Raspberry Flavoured | 1 |
| Glyoerine, Lemon and Ipecacuana Mixture | 1 | Shredded Beef Suet | 1 |
| Syrup of Figs | 1 | ||
| Gin | 2 | Tea | 1 |
| Gravy Powder | 1 | Tincture of Myrrh | 1 |
| Gripe Water | 1 | Tincture of MyrrhTablets | 1 |
| Ground Cinnarruoln | 1 | ||
| Halibut Liver Oil Capsules | 1 | Vi-Cocoa | 1 |
| Wafer Oats | 1 | ||
| Health and Liver Salts | 1 | Whisky | 4 |
| Herbal Tablets | 1 | ||
| Ice Cream | 2 | Total | 85 |
| Jam | 1 |
All the above samples were genuine with the exoeptnon
of the following :—
Salad Dressing.
Analysis—Bacterial gnowth on surface.
Unfit for use.
Adulterated.
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