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Chigwell 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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5. UNSOUND FOOD.
Foodstuffs as listed below were examined during the year and found to be unfit for human consumption. The food was condemned and disposed of by burial at the Council's refuse tip:-
| Beef | 797 lbs. | Tinned vegetables | 74 lbs. |
| Pork | 92 " | " fruit | 583 " |
| Pigs' kidneys | 12 " | " miscellaneous | 10 " |
| Ox " | 16 " | groceries | |
| Lamb and mutton | 140 " | Milk | 2 pints |
| Sausages | 12 " | Frozen Foods: Fish | 352 lbs. |
| Fish | 290 " | Fruit | 2 " |
| Tinned meat | 89 " | Meat | 120 " |
| " fish | 2 " | Vegetables | 265 '' |
6. FOOD SAMPLES.
(a) Chemical Analysis:
133 samples of foodstuffs were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination, who reported on these samples, as follows:-
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonal evaporated | 1 | |
| Almond essence | 1 | - |
| Almonds, ground | 1 | — |
| Apple flakes | 1 | |
| Aspirin | 1 | - |
| Bacon and vegetables strained | 1 | - |
| Batter and pancake flour | 1 | - |
| Beef suet | 1 | |
| Brontussin | 1 | |
| + Brown bread | 1 | |
| Black currene | 1 | |
| Breakfast grill | 1 | |
| Butter | 1 | |
| + Cream meringue | 1 | |
| Cream, single | 2 | |
| Cream, double | 2 | - |
| Cream, clotted | 1 | — |
| Cream, sterilised | 1 | — |
| Corn oil | 1 | - |
| Christmas pudding | 1 | - |
| Cola Fizz | 1 | - |
| Crystal rice | 1 | -- |
| Corned beef | 1 | |
| Curried chicken and rice | 1 | |
| 1 | 22 | 4 |
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