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Orpington 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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38.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT ,1955-SECTION 16
Two hundred and five shops and food premises have bean registered under the above Act, as follow:—
| Ice Cream Stores | 161 |
| Fish Shops | 4 |
| Butchers' Shops | 39 |
| Fish and Meat Paste Factory | 1 |
| 205 |
UNSOUND FOOD
During the year a total of 3 tons, 4 cwtg. 2 quarters and 5 lbs.of
varied articles of food were condemned and destroyed and four hundred and
thirteen Food Condemnation Certificates were issued.
Bacon 398 lbs
Biscuits 1 lbs
Buster 35 lbs
Cheese 17 lbs
Chickens 196 lbs
Coconut 120 lbs
Coffee 1 lbs
Confectionery 263 lbs
Cordials 19 lbs
Cream 8 lbs
Fish 462 lbs
Fish (tinned) 468 lbs
Flour 92 lbs
Fruit (tinned) 780 lbs
Fruit 20 lbs
Fruit (dried) 21 lbs
Kidneys 103 lbs
Liver 73 lbs
Margarine 3 lbs
Meat (tinned) 1654 lbs
Meat 1198 lbs
Meat Paste 1 lbs
Meat Pies 78 lbs
Milk (tinned) 33 lbs
Poultry 8 lbs
Preserves 13 lbs
Pastry 24 lbs
Sausages 174 lbs
Sauces 1 lbs
Soups 22 lbs
Suet 21 lb3
Tripe 40 lb3
Vegetables (Tinned) 880 lbs