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Surbiton 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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Action taken on non-genuine samples was as follows:-

Sample.Remarks.
714 (Informal) (Tomato Sauce)Contained Sulphur Dioxide 610 parts per ??? by weight. Sulphur dioxide is an added pre??? vatives which is not ???. This was ??? up and details will appear in the report for
705 (Informal) (Mustard)Deficiency of allyl ??? (the Food Standards (Mustard ) (No. 2) Order, 1944, as amended.
It was not possible to take a formal sample, as the particular brand of mustard concerned could not again be found in the shops.
700 (Informal) (Self-Raising Flour)Deficiency of available carbon dioxide (The Food Standards (Self-raising Flour) Order 1948 A formal sample of the Self-Raising Flour was taken (see No. 715 below).
715 (Formal) (Self-raising flour)Sample yielded, available carbon dioxide 0.33 cent. Self-raising flour should yield not ??? than 0.40 per cent of available carbon ??? (The Food Standards (Self-raising Flour) Order 1946). Warning letter sort to manufacturers.

FOOD INSPECTION.
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The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human food was surrendered by the owners, and either salvaged for animal feeding destroyed.

Article.No. of Containers.lbs.ozs .Reason for Condemnation.
Carcase and offal of one pig190Generalized tuberculosa
Mutton.217-Spoilage due to defective refrigerator.
Pieces.10-Spoilage due to defects refrigerator.
Beef82-ditto
24,Bono taint.
188Abscess.
English fillet112-Decomposed .
Lamb8-
Sheep's plucks64-
Ox kidney fat and trimming7-Inflammation.
Beef suet63-Damaged by fire.
Fowls78-Decomposed.
Rabbits1680-
Bacon16-Maggots
17-Decomposed.
Cod1096-
Whiting112-
Plaice70-
Smoked coalfish112-
Dabs168-
Mackerel49-
Smoked fillets84-