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West Ham 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST FOR 1958
During the year three hundred and thirty-four samples were examined under the Food
and Drugs Act. Of these, forty-one were formal and two hundred and ninety-three informal
samples.
All samples were submitted by the Inspectors.
Ten samples were found to be adulterated. Two were formal samples and eight
informal.
In addition to these, one informal sample of bread contained a foreign body
consisting of the head and wings of a fly.
The adulteration was at the rate of 3.0 per cent.

Table: The adulteration for the past five years was as follows:-

The adulteration for the past five years was as follows:-

YearNumber of SamplesPercentage Adulteration
19583343.0
19573353.3
19564111.7
19555023.2
19545024.0
Average4173.0

Table: Thirty-five milks were examined, twenty-five formal and ten informal. One milk was reported as containing a foreign body which consisted of a piece of steel wool.The milk adulteration for the past five years was as follows:-

Thirty-five milks were examined, twenty-five formal and ten informal. One milk was reported as containing a foreign body which consisted of a piece of steel wool.

The milk adulteration for the past five years was as follows:-

YearNumber of SamplesPercentage Adulteration
1958352.8
1957370.0
1956751.3
1955961.0
19541050.0
Average701.0

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CONDENSED MILK
Three informal machine-skimmed condensed milks and two informal evaporated full,
cream milks were examined. All complied with the Regulations.
ICE CREAM
Two formal and ten informal samples were examined. All were satisfactory.
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