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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Twickenham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 21.
Sampling
The Middlesex County Council is the food and drugs authority for the Borough. The Chief Officer, Public Control Department, has kindly supplied the following information relating to samples taken in the Borough during the year ended 31st December,
| Article | Total Samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (Various) | 109 | - |
| Arrowroot | 5 | - |
| Butter | 12 | - |
| Cakes | 10 | 2 |
| Cooked Meat | 7 | - |
| Cream | 12 | - |
| Fish and Fish Products | 23 | - |
| Fruit (Canned) | 44 | 8 |
| Fruit (Fresh) | 11 | - |
| Fruit Squash, Etc. | 7 | - |
| Garden Peas | 19 | - |
| Ice-Cream | 5 | - |
| Iodine | 7 | - |
| Liver | 9 | - |
| Meat and Meat Products | 15 | - |
| Non-Brewed Condiment | 6 | - |
| Pickles and Sauces | 8 | - |
| Preserves | 7 | - |
| Sausages, Etc. | 10 | 1 |
| Sweets | 9 | 1 |
| Vinegar | 31 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 25 | 1 |
| Totals | 391 | 14 |