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Orpington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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14
SHOPS ACTS.
During the year 106 visits were paid to shops within the
District, and on no occasion was it found necessary to take any
formal action.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
This is the first complete year since the administration of the
general provisions as to Food and Drugs under the above Act was
undertaken by the District Council, the work previously being
carried out by the County Council.
99 Formal and 104 Informal Samples were taken during the
year. Of these 1 formal sample and 3 informal samples were reported
as being not genuine.
A full description of the articles analysed and the administrative
action taken is set out in the following tables.
Number and Description of Samples submitted for Analysis to the Public Analyst during the Year 1940. FORMAL SAMPLES
| Description of Samples | Number of Samples Submitted | Number Genuine | Number not genuine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread and Butter | 1 | 1 | – |
| Butter | 2 | 2 | – |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ground Almonds | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lard | 1 | 1 | — |
| Malt Vinegar | 2 | 2 | — |
| Margarine | 1 | 1 | — |
| Milk, New | 70 | 69 | 1 |
| Shredded Suet | 1 | 1 | – |
| Sausages, Beef | 4 | 4 | — |
| Sausages, Pork | 14 | 14 | — |
| Whiskey | 1 | 1 | — |
| TOTALS | 99 | 98 | 1 |
| INFORMAL SAMPLES | |||
| Description of Samples | Number of Samples Submitted | Number Genuine | Number not Genuine |
| Aspirin Tablets | 2 | 2 | — |
| Blanc Mange Powder | 1 | 1 | — |
| Butter | 2 | 2 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | — |
| Castor Oil | 1 | 1 | — |
| Coffee | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cocoa | 3 | 3 | — |
| Cooking Fat | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cream | 1 | 1 | — |
| Crystallised Ginger | 1 | 1 | — |
| Curry Powder | 1 | 1 | — |
| Custard Powder | 1 | 1 | — |
| Coconut, Desiccated | 1 | 1 | — |
| Fish Paste | 6 | 6 | — |