Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
OF FOOD
The Counties Public Health Laboratories, 66, Victoria Street,
London, S.W.I, undertake bacteriological examinations for the
Council.
The following were forwarded for bacteriological examination during the year:—
No. | Sample. | Result. |
---|---|---|
243 | Cooked beef | No pathogenic organisms isolated |
244 | Cooked ham | |
245 | Margarine | |
246 | Custard powder | |
247 | Self'raising flour |
Dr. Bernard Dyer and Partners, Ltd., Peek House, 20,
Eastcheap, E.C.3, are the Public Analysts for the district.
The following articles were submitted for chemical examina' tion during the year in supplementation of the Essex County Council's Food and Drugs service:—
No. | Sample. | Result. |
---|---|---|
276 | Pasteurised Milk | Satisfactory. |
277 | Medicated Lozenges | Not regarded as properly des' cribed as "Med. Loz." |
278 | Butter | Genuine butter. No evidence of margarine. |
279 | Meat—? horseflesh | Not able to say sample was not beef. |