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Bromley 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOODS.
FOOD SAMPLING.
During the past year the Sanitary Inspectors continued to
give particular attention to this most important work of safeguarding
the food supply of the Borough. The success or failure
of this service depends enormously on the assistance and cooperation
given us by the traders and retailers, and their
unfailing helpfulness has been greatly appreciated.
In addition to the samples taken for analysis under the provisions
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, samples were also taken
for bacteriological examination, and full details are given in the
following tables.
| Article | Samples taken | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Genuine | Adulterated | Inf. | Remarks | |
| Baking Powder | _ | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Bread | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Bronchial Cough Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Celery Salt | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cheese (Processed) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Chinchards in Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Cod Liver Oil and Malt. | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Coffee | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Compound Cooking Fat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Compound Fat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cream of Tartar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Culinary Essence | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Curry Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Custard Powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Dessert Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Dutch Fat (Sweetened) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Egg, Dried | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Emulsion (Tin Greasing) | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Emulsion (Fat Extender) | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Fat Extender | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fish Cakes | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Fish Paste | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Flour | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Forcemeat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fro-Frute | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fruit Syrup | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | See (a) |
| Gin | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Ginger Pudding and Cake Mixture | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| Ginger Wine | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ginger Wine Flavouring | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Golden Raising Powder | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | |