[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough.

  • Wigan (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MARKETS The fish and fruit markets have been visited regularly, both as a routine inspection and at the request of the proprietors of stalls, to examine food considered unfit for human consumption. FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. During the year, 254 samples of milk and various other foods obtained under the above Act were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination. Samples Taken During 1953 Articles Total Number Analysed Samples regarded as adulterated below standard or otherwise not complying with the prescribed requirements Number Percentage Baking Powder 2 ... ... Beef Paste 1 • • • • • • Butter . 6 • • • ... Cake . 2 • • • • • • Cheese . 4 ... • • • Coffee. 6 • • • ... Cooking Fat 1 • • • • • • Cornflour . 1 ... • • • Dried Peas 1 • • • • • • Fish Paste 2 • • • • • • Gin . 2 • • • • • • Honey . 1 • . • • • • Ice Cream. 9 • • • • • • Jam . 6 ... • • • Jelly . 1 • . • • • • Lard . 4 • • • • • • Margarine. 8 • • • Marmalade 4 • • • • • • Meat Pies. 4 • • • • • • Milk . 160 *34 21.25 Mincemeat. 1 • • • ... Pickles . 1 • • • ... Rum . 2 • • • Saccharin . 1 ... • • • Salad Cream 1 ... ... Sardines . 3 • • • Sausage . 6 ... . . . Sauce . 1 • • • • • • Tea . Tinned 6 ... ... Strawberries 1 • • • • • • Vinegar . 3 • • • • • • Whisky . 3 ... • • • TOTAL . 254 34 13.4 * Action taken in regard to 34 adulterated samples is given on page 96,