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condensed milk, 1 tin tongue, 4 tins oranges, 1 tin
peas, 1 tin gooseberries, 2 tins (unlabelled), 2 tins
fruit salad, 28 jars jam, 5 lbs. lemonade powder,
2 tins brawn (6 lbs. each), 120 table jellies, 1 tin beans,
5 tins pineapple, 2 tins plums, 2 tins herrings, 3 tins
salmon, 3 dozen sample pots jam, 1 tin peaches and
1 tin corned beef.
Ice-Cream.
During the year, 27 samples were taken for analysis,
24 being satisfactory and 3 unsatisfactory.
Careful watch is kept on all purveyors and manufacturers
of ice-cream. As a result of action under the
Essex County Council Act, the standard of purity of
ice-cream has definitely been raised. There is a large
public demand for this commodity and provided it is a
pure product it may be regarded as a valuable article of
food.
Food Poisoning.
Under section 105 (1) of the Dagenham Urban
District Council Act, 1931, ten notifications of food
poisoning were received, details of which are added.
None of the cases displayed the clinical symptoms of
true food poisoning.
The value of notification of food poisoning may not
immediately be apparent, but on closer examination of
the subject it will be recognised that the Health
Department is able to glean valuable information with
regard to the wholesomeness of the food supply of the
area, as the fact that certain foods are suspected
initiates an inspection of the methods of production,
storage and retail of the commodity under consideration.