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Chigwell 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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4. REGISTRATION OF DAIRIES UNDER MILK AND DAIRIES REGULATIONS. 1963.
Milk Distribution Depots 3
Milkshops 20
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 | 112 | lbs. | Tinned | meat | 107 | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pheasants | 3 | " | vegetables | 39 | " | ||
| Fish | 71 | lbs. | " | fruit | 35 | " | |
| Bacon | 10 | " | Frozen | Foods: Meat | 5 | " | |
| Offal | 25 | " | Vegetables | 9 | " | ||
| Miscellaneous groceries | 6 | " | Fish | 48 | " | ||
| " " | 4 | pts. | Pastry, cakes,etc. | 7 | " | ||
6. FOOD SAMPLES.
(a) Chemical Analysis:
131 samples of foodstuffs were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination, who reported on the samples, as follows:-
| Submitted | Unsatisfactory | |
|---|---|---|
| Beef mince | 1 | - |
| Black pudding | 1 | - |
| Breakfast grill | 1 | - |
| Butter | 2 | - |
| Cake, fruit mixture | 1 | - |
| Capers | 1 | - |
| *Carolina teacakes | 1 | 1 |
| Cheese with beer | 1 | - |
| Cheese spread | 1 | - |
| *Cheese containing metal | 1 | 1 |
| Chicken croquettes | 1 | - |
| Chicken and ham pie | 1 | - |
| Chicken stock tablets | 1 | - |
| Chicken supreme | 1 | - |
| Chocolate eclair | 1 | - |
| *Chocolate log | 1 | 1 |
| Chopped ham with pork | 1 | - |
| Cinnamon | 1 | - |
| Cochineal | 1 | - |
| Coconut, dessicated | 1 | - |
| Cooking oil | 1 | - |
| Cornish pasty | 2 | - |
| 24 | 3 |
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