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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
Enfield 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table gives details of the samples of foods and drugs procured under the above Act in Enfield by the Food and Drugs Authority during 1959:-
| Article. | Total samples procured. | Unsatisfactory. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (various) | 77 | 1 |
| Milk (new) | 52 | - |
| Butter | 14 | - |
| Cakes, etc. | 14 | 1 |
| Cheese | 6 | - |
| Cooked meat | 16 | - |
| Cream | 6 | - |
| Drugs | 15 | - |
| Fish and Fish Products | 29 | - |
| Fruit juice etc. | 13 | 1 |
| Ice cream | 31 | - |
| Margarine | 4 | - |
| Meat and Meat Products | 39 | - |
| Fruit—Fresh and Canned, etc. | 20 | 2 |
| Liver | 15 | - |
| Sausages | 14 | 1 |
| Coffee | 4 | - |
| Spirits | 6 | - |
| Vinegar | 20 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 23 | - |
| Totals: | 418 | 10 |
With regard to the 10 samples noted as unsatisfactory, the
following comments are made :
Milk. Only one sample of milk was found not to be up to
the required minimum standard. A bottle supplied by a retailer
contained milk deficient in fat. Subsequent sampling proved this
sample to be an isolated case and no further action was taken.
Cakes. A retailer sold doughnuts containing imitation cream
as "Cream Doughnuts." This proved to be an error by an inexperienced
assistant so the Firm concerned were issued with an
official caution.
Fruit, Fresh and Canned, etc. Two purchases of Clementine
Oranges claimed to be seedless were made from a retailer and in
each case seeds were found. The number in each fruit was small
and a caution was given.