[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Watford U.D.C. / Borough.

Watford (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1956

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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Watford U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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sporadic cases were notified during the year - none of these was fatal. Careful investigations were made into all these cases and 1 must again pay tribute to the Public Health Laboratory Service for their valuable co-operation. A summary of the cases will be found in Table XIII in the Appendix. 8. MERCHANDISE MARKS ACTS, 1887 & 1926 As a Food & Drugs Authority, the Council is charged with the enforcement of these Acts so far as they relate to foodstuffs. It is a responsibility which the Inspec¬ tors keep in mind when they visit food shops but no serious infringements were found during the year. 9. COMPOSITION OF FOODS & DRUGS Following an informal meeting between sampling officers of Food & Drugs Authorities in Hertfordshire to discuss the integration of sampling within the County, sampling in Watford has been principally of products manufactured locally. The report of the Public Analyst, Mr. C. W. McHugo, on the samples submitted for examination during the year 1956 is as follows:- Number of samples examined: 37 Formal (35 Milks, 2 Sausages) and 95 Informal. (i) Milk Samples The Milks were of good quality and complied with the Regulations in respect of their composition and freedom from fteservatives. (ii) Other Samples (a) Foods Sausages and other meat products. Ice cream, ice lollies and soft drinks. Sweets and biscuits. Flour and cereal foods. Preserves and canned foods. (b) Drugs Medigree Brain Food Tablets Tri’-Sulph Tab. Ferr. Sulph Co. Aspirin D.D.D. Prescription Saccharin Tablets Mist. Ferr. et Ammon Cit. Emulsio Alkalina, and Soluble Benzoic Acid.