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Crayford 1951
[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 31st December, 1951:—
| Article | No. | Article | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Drops | 1 | B/fd. | 30 |
| Almonds, Ground | 1 | Kilkoff | 1 |
| Apricots | 1 | Koray | 1 |
| Aspirin | 1 | Liquafruta | 1 |
| Balsam | 1 | Liver Salts | 1 |
| Batter Mixture | 1 | Macaroni | 1 |
| Black Pudding | 1 | Milk | 21 |
| Borax | 1 | Oatmeal | 1 |
| Cheese | 2 | Pepper | 1 |
| Chicken | 1 | Pressed Beef | 1 |
| Chicken Noodle Soup | 1 | Rennies | 1 |
| Cocoanut | 1 | Rice | 2 |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | Sago | 1 |
| Cough Syrup | 1 | Sausages | 5 |
| Cream | 1 | Sausage Rolls | 1 |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | Seidlitz Powder | 1 |
| Eucalyptus | l | Skim Milk Powder | 1 |
| Flour | 1 | Soothing Powder | 1 |
| Fruit Salad | 1 | Soup | 1 |
| Glauber Salts | 3 | Sponge Mix | 1 |
| Glycerine | 1 | Throat Tablets | 1 |
| Glycerine and Thymol | 1 | Vinegar | 1 |
| Golden Spread | 1 | Whiskey | 5 |
| Ice Cream | 2 | Yeast Vite | 1 |
| Inhalent | 1 | Yoghourt Milk | 1 |
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | Zinc and Castor Oil Cream | 1 |
| C/fd. | 30 | TOTAL | 88 |
All the above samples were genuine with the exception
of the following
Sample of Analysis Action taken
Pure Glauber Salts Consisted of Stocks destroyed
exsiccated Glauber
Salts
Pure Glauber Salts ''
Pure Glauber Salts "
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