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Hornchurch 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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SECTION E
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD AND FOOD
PREMISES.
Food and Drugs Administration.
In the following statistics the figures for the previous year are given
in brackets.
320 (314) samples were taken during the year of which 309 (304)
were found to be genuine (List 'A') and 11 (10) to be sub-standard (List
'B').
27 (8) food complaints were referred to the Public Analysts (List
'C') and 31 (19) food complaints were dealt with informally (List 'D').
The accompanying lists ('A' and 'B') indicate the wide variety of
food and drugs actually sampled. •
I would express my indebtedness to the Public Analysts, Df. J.
Hubert Hamence, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.I.C., and Mr Philip Sidney Hall,
B.Sc., F.R.I.C., for their helpful and ready advice in the many difficulties
which necessarily arise in this highly specialised branch of our work.
SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO PUBLIC ANALYSTS AND FOUND TO BE GENUINE.
| Article | No. | Article | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond flavouring | 1 | Breakfast grill | 1 |
| Almonds, ground | 3 | Butter | 3 |
| Apple puree | 1 | Butterkist | 1 |
| Aromat seasoning | 1 | Buttered assorted | 1 |
| Beefburgers | 1 | Cake covering | 1 |
| Beetroot | 1 | Cake fruit | 1 |
| Beef chipolatas | 4 | Cake mix | 1 |
| Beef suet | 1 | Canelloni | 1 |
| Biscuits | 3 | Cereal | 1 |
| Bitter lemon slices | 1 | Cheddar sandwich | 1 |
| Blackberries in syrup | 1 | Cheese sauce | 1 |
| Blackcurrant and apple pie | 1 | Cheese Spread | 4 |
| Blackcurrant pastilles | 1 | Cheese (Swiss) | l |
| Blackcurrant (Vitamin C) health drink | 1 | Chicken broth | 1 |
| Chicken fillets | 1 | ||
| Boneless turkey in jelly | 1 | Chicken and mushroom pie filling | 1 |
| Brandy essence (imitation) | 1 | ||
| Bread | 2 | Chicken and rice | 1 |
| Bread (high protein) | 1 | Chicken in jelly | 1 |
| Bread sauce | 1 | Chicken stock tablets | 1 |