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Chigwell 1969
[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 incineration or by burial at the Council's refuse tip:-
Meat 42.42 kg
Tinned meat 9.14 kg
" vegetables 58.99 kg
" fruit 48.49 kg
Miscellaneous groceries 465.44 kg
6. FOOD SAMPLES.
(a) Chemical Analysis:
193 samples of foodstuffs were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination, who reported on the samples, as follows:-
| Submitted | Unsatisfactory | |
|---|---|---|
| Almond flavouring | 1 | - |
| Almonds, ground | 1 | - |
| Angelica glaze | 1 | - |
| Apricot pie | 1 | - |
| *Beef steak and kidney pie | 3 | 1 |
| Blackberries | 1 | - |
| Blancmange powder | 1 | - |
| *Bread | 7 | 7 |
| Brewers Yeast tablets | 1 | - |
| Butter | 1 | - |
| Buttered cheese spread | 1 | - |
| *Cake | 1 | 2 |
| Celery salt | 1 | - |
| *Cheese | 7 | 1 |
| Cheese spread | 1 | - |
| Cheese spread and crab | 1 | - |
| Chicken breasts | 1 | - |
| Chocolate spread | 1 | - |
| Coconut, dessicated | 1 | - |
| Coffee | 1 | - |
| Compound yeast extract | 1 | - |
| Condensed milk | 1 | - |
| Cornish pasty | 1 | - |
| Cornish pasty filling | 1 | 1 |
| Cottage cheese | 1 | - |
| 42 | 12 | |
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