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Chigwell 1963
[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 condenned and disposed of by burial at the Council's refuse tip:-
| Meat | 391 lbs. | Bread | 70 loaves |
| Turkeys | 36 " | Vegetables | 48 lbs. |
| Fish | 316 " | Miscellaneous groceries | 13 " |
| Bacon | 940 " | Tinned meat | 79 " |
| Offal | 31 " | " vegetables | 27 " . |
| Eggs | 30 doz. | " fruit | 53 " |
| Sugar | 630 lbs. | " fish | 2 " |
| Margarine | 300 " | Frozen Foods: Meat | 50 " |
| Butter | 476 " | Vegetables | 111 " |
| Lard | 651 " | Fish | 112 " |
| Cheese | 236 " | Ice Cream | 95 cartons |
| Flour | 1,008 " | Cream | 48 " |
| " (confectionery) | 30 " | Pies | 60 |
| Cereals | 467 packets |
6. FOOD SAMPLES.
(a) Chemical Analysis:
143 samples of foodstuffs were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination, who reported on these samples, as follows:-
| Submitted | Unsatisfactory | |
|---|---|---|
| Angelica | 1 | — |
| Apple sauce | 1 | — |
| Aspirin | 1 | — |
| Baby food | 1 | — |
| Beef curry with rice | 1 | — |
| Beef, potted | 2 | — |
| Beef steak pudding | 1 | — |
| Beef suet | 1 | — |
| Blackberries, tinned | 1 | 1 |
| Broad beans | 1 | — |
| Butter | 5 | — |
| Cake decorations, edible | 1 | — |
| +Gasserole steak | 1 | 1 |
| Cheese spread with mushrooms | 1 | — |
| Cheese spread | 1 | — |
| Chicken stock tablets | 1 | — |
| Chocolate cake dressing | 1 | — |
| Cinnamon | 1 | — |
| Condiment, non-brewed | 1 | — |
| 24 | 2 |
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