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Chingford 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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26.
SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Milk Supply.
The milk supply is from several large firms with dairy premises
outside the Borough boundaries and is mainly pasteurised. Thirteen
samples of milk were analysed during the year and all were certified
to be genuine.
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations. 1949.
Graded Milks - The following table shows the licenses granted during the year for the sale of milk under the special designations, as provided by the above Regulations,
| 5 | dealers' licences to sell milk as Pasteurised, |
| 12 | dealers' licences to sell milk as Sterilised, |
| 3 | supplementary licences to sell milk as Pasteurised, |
| 3 | " " " " " " Sterilised. |
| dealers1 licences to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested, | |
| 2 | supplementary licences to sell milk as Tuberculin Tested, |
Food and Drugs Act. 1955.
Food and Drugs Authority.
The Council is the Food and Drugs Authority for the district
and during the year samples approximating in number to two per
thousand of the population were taken and submitted to the joint
Public Analysts,
Public Analyst.
Mr. George Taylor, F.R.I.C., 20 Eastcheap, London. E.C.3. and
Dr. J.H. Hammence, F.R.I.C., 20 Eastcheap, London. E.C.3.
continued as Joint Public Analysts for the area.
Samples submitted for Analysis.
115 samples of food and drugs were submitted for analysis,
40 formal and 75 informal and it will be seen by the following table
that a reasonably wide field was covered.
The table shows that five samples were adversely reported upon.
With regard to the four samples of vinegar and non-brewed
condiment, three of these were taken as the result of a complaint of