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Ruislip-Northwood 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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MEAT AND OTHER FOODS
There are no slaughterhouses or wholesale meat depots in this District.
The following items of foodstuffs, amounting to 7 tons 3 cwts. 2 qrs. 18 lbs. were examined in wholesale depots and retail shops as a result of complaints from the Managers, shopkeepers or the public, and were condemned:-
| WHOLESALERS | RETAILERS | TOTALS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Meat | lbs | 3491 lbs | 3491 lbs |
| Tinned Meat | 1,949¼ " | 728¼ " | 2,677¼ " |
| Offal | 36 " | 24 " | 60 " |
| Tinned Offal | 33 3/4 " | 33 3/4 " | |
| Sausages | - | ¼ " | |
| Tinned Chicken | 16? " | - | 16¼ " |
| Tinned Sausages | 2 " | 24½ " | 26¼ " |
| Bacon | 134¼ " | - | 134¼ " |
| Ham | 41¼ " | 4l¼ " | |
| Tinned Fruit | 5,266 " | 220½ " | 5,486½ " |
| " Juice | 417½ " | 6¼ " | 423 3/4 " |
| " Soup | 424½ " | 1 " | 425½ " |
| " Vegetable Juice | 83 3/4 " | 3¼ " | 87¼ " |
| Vegetables | 3,734 " | 90½ " | 3,824½ " |
| Fish | 649¼ " | 14 3/4 " | 664 " |
| Cream | 13 3/4 " | 6 " | 19 3/4 " |
| Milk | 668 ¼ " | 16 3/4 " | 685 " |
| Jam | 140 " | 19 3/4 " | 159 3/4 " |
| Marmalade | 445 " | 4 " | 449 " |
| Meat Pudding | 6½ " | 3 " | 9½ " |
| Pease Pudding | 33 3/4 " | ½ " | 34¼ " |
| Pickles | 1 " | 1 " | |
| Meat Pies | 15 3/4 " | - | 15 3/4 " |
| Tinned Meat Pies | 19¼ " | - | 19¼ " |
| Milk Pudding | 266¼ " | 3 " | 269¼ " |
| Dried Fruit | 7 3/4 " | 7 3/4 " | |
| Tinned Paste | 31½ " | 1 " | 32½ " |
| Cereal | 5 " | 4½ " | 9¼ " |
| Fruit Pie Filling | 81 3/4 " | -" | 81 3/4 " |
| Cheese Flaps | 44 3/4 " | -" | 44 3/4 " |
| 14,492 lbs | 1,598 lbs | 16,090 lbs |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
The following details of samples taken by the County Sampling Officers under the above Act within the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council during the period 1.4.61 to 31.3.62 have been kindly furnished by Mr. A. O'Keefe, Chief Officer, Public Control Department, Middlesex County Council.
| ARTICLE | TOTAL SAMPLES PROCURED | UNSATISFACTORY |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (various) | 26 | 1 |
| Butter | - |