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Erith 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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E(4) Food and Drugs Act, 1955. Sections 2 and 91.
The following samples of food were procured during the year and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis with the results as follows:—
| Article | No. of Samples | Satisfactory | Unsatis-factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 11 | 11 | - |
| Ice-cream | 3 | 3 | - |
| Ice-cream mixes | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ground almonds | 1 | 1 | - |
| Almond marzipan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cream | 2 | 2 | — |
| Mashed potato | 1 | 1 | — |
| Filled bread roll | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bread mixture | 1 | 1 | - |
| Bread sauce | 1 | 1 | - |
| Milk shakes | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tinned cream soups | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tinned soups | 5 | 5 | - |
| Milk puddings | 6 | 6 | - |
| Fish cakes | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ground nutmeg | I | 1 | - |
| Sauces and dressings | 10 | 10 | - |
| Colourings & flavourings | 7 | 7 | - |
| Corned Beef | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coffee | 2 | 2 | - |
| Soft drinks | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Cake, etc., mixtures | 5 | 5 | - |
| Cashew kernals | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ground nut oil | 1 | 1 | - |
| Meat puddings, etc. | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Fats | 3 | 3 | — |
| Miscellaneous meat dishes | 5 | 5 | — |
| Cheese spread | 2 | 2 | — |
| Sugar and glucose | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dressed crab | 1 | 1 | — |
| Christmas pudding | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cascara tablets | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tinned fruit & vegetables | 5 | 5 | — |
| Condiments | 4 | 4 | — |
| Mixed fruit | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cut mixed peel | 1 | 1 | - |
| Flour | 1 | 1 | — |
| Baking powder | 1 | 1 | - |
| Red currant jelly | 1 | 1 | - |
| Total | 108 | 104 | 4 |
With regard to the four unsatisfactory samples, the
following action was taken:—
Almond Marzipan: No further stocks were available for
the taking of a formal sample.