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 Richmond]
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SECTION E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
TABLE 26. INSPECTION OF FOOD.
The following foodstuffs, found to be unfit for human consumption, were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed.
Fresh Foods (all classes) | 8 cwts. | 2 qrs. | 8 lbs. |
Tinned Meats, vegetables | 9 „ | 3 „ | 17 „ |
Tinned Fruits | 4 „ | 1 „ | 5 „ |
1 ton. | 2 cwts. | 3 qrs. | 2 lbs. |
TABLE 27. FOOD SAMPLING.
The following table shows the results of examinations made of samples procured during the year.
Articles. | Number Analysed | Number Irregular | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Bread | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
Bread and Butter | — | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 |
Cereals and Cakes | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
Cheese | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
Coffee | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Cream | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Fish and Fish Products | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Fruit. Juice | — | 11 | 11 | — | 9 | 9 |
Fruit (Tinned) | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Fruit Puddings | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Ice Cream | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Jams and Marmalade | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Jelly | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Margarine | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Meat and Meat Products | — | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 |
Milk | — | 19 | 19 | — | 2 | 2 |
Mustard | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Pickles and Sauces | — | 13 | 13 | — | 5 | 5 |
Sweets | — | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 |
Svrup | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Vegetables | — | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 |
Vegetable Juice | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Vegetable Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Totals | — | 123 | 123 | — | 37 | 37 |