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Finchley 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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List of Samples procured in the Borough during the year

ArticleTotal Samples procured.Unsatisfactory.
Milk (new)987
Milk (various)472
Butter and Margarine11
Cakes and Biscuits61
Cheese52
Cream4
Drugs15
Fish and Fish Products262
Fruit—Fresh and Canned, etc243
Ice-Cream and Lollies6
Meat, Meat Products and Liver32
Soup52
Spirits6
Vinegar15
Miscellaneous212
Totals32121

Regarding the samples noted as unsatisfactory, the following
comments are added:—
Milk. Four samples of milk were found to be slightly dificient in
solids-not-fat, and a further three were slightly deficient in butter fat.
All these samples were procured from large consignments of milk and
the average butter fat and solids-not-fat content, over the whole of
these consignments was satisfactory. There was no evidence of added
water and subsequent sampling showed an improvement in quality.
Two samples of hot milk procured from a Supermarket were
found to be deficient in butter fat and solids-not-fat, and in addition
one contained added water. The milk was served from a warm milk
urn and then given a heat boost from a steam injector. The sellers
were warned against this method of heating milk and a caution was
issued.
Doughnuts. A complaint was made through the Finchley Public
Health Department by a member of the public that a doughnut tasted
soapy. After investigation it was established that this was caused by
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