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Orpington 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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32.
SECTION E
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOODS
GENERAL
Over 700 inspections of food shops were made during the year and the
general standard of cleanliness was found to be satisfactory.
There were no outbreaks of food poisoning and of those notified only
seven single cases were confirmed.
During 1964, 208 samples were taken and only seven of these proved
to be unsatisfactory.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
POOD SAMPLING
Details of the Two hundred and eight informal samples of food and drugs taken for analysis are as follows
| Description | Samples taken | Result | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
| Almond Essence | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Bacon | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Baking Powder | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Black Pudding | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Blackcurrant Juice Syrup | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Breakfast Grill | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Bronchial Decongestant | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Bronchitis Tablets | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Butter | - | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Butter Beans | - | 1 | l | - | |
| Butter Sweet Confectionery | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Cake Confectionary | - | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Cake .ixturo | - | l | 1 | - | |
| Caramel Top Dessert | - | l | 1 | - | |
| Cereal | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Cheese | - | l | 1 | - | |
| Christmas Pudding | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Codeine Tablets | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Cocoa | - | l | 1 | - | |
| Coffee | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Coffee & Chicory Essence | 1 | 1 | |||
| Corned Beef | - | l | 1 | - | |
| Cough Tablets | - | 3 | 3 | - | |