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Chigwell 1965
[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
Mi Ikshops 14
5. UNSOUND FOOD,
Foodstuffs, as listed below, were examined during the year and
found to be uoTit for human consumption. The food was condemned and
disposed of by incineration or by burial at the Council's refuse tips-
Meat 58 lbs, Tinned vegetables 35 lbs.
Turkeys (19) 373 lbs. " fruit 39 lbs.
Bacon 12 lbs. Frozen Foods; Meat 161 lbs.
Offal 39 lbs. Fish 225 lbs.
Miscellaneous groceries 17 lbs. Vegetables 100 lbs.
Tinned meat 114 lbs. Pastry, cakes etc. 5 lbs.
6. FOOD SAMPLES.
( a) Chemical Analysis;
162 samples of foodstuffs were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination, who reported on the samples, as follows
| Submitted | Unsatisfactory | |
|---|---|---|
| Apple jelly | 1 | — |
| Aromat seasoning | 1 | - |
| Beefsteak pudding | 1 | - |
| Bicarbonate of soda | 1 | - |
| Biscafe | 1 | - |
| Boned chicken | 1 | — |
| Brandy flavour | 1 | — |
| *Bread | 4 | 4 |
| Bread roll | 1 | — |
| *Butter | 3 | 1 |
| *Cake | 1 | 1 |
| Cal-fresh | 1 | 1 |
| Caramelle | 1 | 1 |
| Caraway seeds | 1 | - |
| Cauliflower | 1 | - |
| Celery flakes | 1 | - |
| Cheese sauce | 1 | - |
| Cheese and butter spread | 1 | - |
| Chicken and ham croquettes | 1 | - |
| Chocolate plain, diabetic | 1 | - |
| 25 | 8 |
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