[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Luton County Borough.

  • Luton (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Luton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS During the year 325 samples were taken, 127 being formal and 198 lformal samples. Formal Informal Nature of Sample — 3 Butter — 8 Meat and meat products — 25 Confectionery, sweets, etc. — 15 Fish—canned, and fish and meat paste 2 22 Fruit—fresh and preserved — 39 Groceries—miscellaneous — 6 Jam, honey, marmalade, etc. — 9 Lard, cooking fat and suet — 3 Margarine — 13 Milk and milk foods (canned) 119 — Milk — 15 Patent medicines and chemical substances — 3 Sausages and sausage meat — 11 Temperance drinks and non-alcoholic wines 6 7 Wines, spirits and beers — 17 Ice-cream — 2 Yoghourt milk 127 198 325 Of the samples analysed 29 were reported to be not genuine, details of which, and the action taken in regard thereto, are as follows :