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Carshalton 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Bacteriological Examination of Other Substances
One sample of corned beef was sent to the bacteriologist for examination
and found to be satisfactory.
Meat
Supervisory duties in connection with meat in the district are limited
to those related to its storage and exposure for sale, since there are no
slaughterhouses in the area.
The quantity of meat seized or suspected as unfit for human consumption
during the year was 1,808 lbs. 6 ozs.
Analyses of Food and Drugs
Samples submitted to the Public Analyst for qualitative analysis numbered 276 as shewn in the following table:—
| Article | No. | Adulterated or otherwise irregular | Article | No. | Adulterated or otherwise irregular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Pie | 1 | Milk—Channel Islands | 17 | ||
| Beefburgers | 1 | Milk—South Devon | 2 | ||
| Butter | 2 | Minced Beef | 1 | ||
| Chicken Luncheon | 1 | Minced Beef with Gravy | 1 | ||
| Chicken & Veal Pie | 1 | ||||
| Chocolate for Diabetics | 1 | Mincemeat Mineral Water | 1 | ||
| Confectionery Flour | 1 | Mousse Lemon | 1 | 1 | |
| Confectionary Sugar | 8 | Peanut Butter | 1 | ||
| Coffee | 1 | Pork Pie | 5 | ||
| Coffee & Chicory Essence | 1 | Prunes in Syrup | 1 | ||
| Puppodums | 1 | ||||
| Cordial | 2 | 1 | Ravioli in Tomato Sauce | 1 | |
| Cordial Diatetic | 1 | ||||
| Cough Balsam | 1 | Rice Milk Pudding | 1 | ||
| Cough Drops | 1 | Sage & Onion Stuffing | 1 | ||
| Crab Dressed | 1 | ||||
| Dripping | 1 | Salmon | 1 | ||
| Fish Cakes | 2 | Salmon with Butter | 1 | ||
| French Mustard | 1 | Sausages—Beef | 2 | ||
| Fruit Malt Loaf | 1 | Sausages—Pork | 2 | ||
| Fruit Pudding | 1 | Semolina | 1 | ||
| Fruit Salad | 1 | Soup | 2 | ||
| Ginger Stem | 1 | Soup Cream | 1 | ||
| Glucose | 1 | Spaghetti | 1 | ||
| Glucose Syrup | 1 | Spaghetti creamed | 1 | ||
| Ground Nut Oil | 1 | Steak Pie | 5 | 1 | |
| Halibut Oil Capsules | 1 | 1 | Steak & Kidny Pie | 6 | 1 |
| Steak & Kidney Pudd. | 1 | ||||
| Ice Cream | 7 | Strawberries in Svrup | 1 | ||
| Instant Chocolate | 2 | Tea . | 1 | ||
| Instant Tea | 1 | Tea cake mixture | 1 | 1 | |
| Lard | 1 | Tomatoes | 1 | ||
| Lemon Juice | 1 | Tripe | 4 | 2 | |
| Licorice Root | 1 | Vinegar Malt | 1 | ||
| Margarine | 1 | ||||
| Marmalade | 2 | 1 | |||
| Milk | 154 | 276 | 9 |