[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough.

  • Chesterfield (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX 21. Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Nature of Food No. of Samples obtained Formal Informal No. Genuine No. not Genuine or below standard Milk 205 204 1 181 24 Butter 7 — 7 7 Margarine 10 — 10 9 1 Coolang Fat 5 — 5 5 Coffee Essence 2 _ 2 2 Baking Powder 6 6 6 Sausages 3 ■3 3 Ice Cream 23 — 23 22 1 Malt Vinegar 1 1 — 1 Beef Suet 2 — 2 2 Gelatine 3 1 2 1 2 Table Jellies 1 — 1 1 Glace Cherries 1 1 1 Tomato Sauce 1 — 1 1 Ground Ginger 1 — 1 1 Black Pepper 1 — 1 1 Cocoa 1 1 1 Marmalade 2 — 2 2 Cream of Tartar 1 —- 1 1 Coffee and Chicory ... 1 — 1 1 Self-Raising Flour ... 1 — 1 1 Custard Powder 1 — 1 1 Mustard 1 — 1 1 Lemon Curd 1 — 1 1 Fish Paste 1 — 1 1 — 282 209 73 253 29 SUMMARY FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. ' Year Number of Samples obtained ■f * Number Genuine Number below standard Percentage Prosecutions Amount of Fines and costs imposed 1946 257 238 19 7.3 — - 1947 247 232 15 6.07 — _ 1948 266 238 28 ‘ 12.39 4 £383/2/0 1949 267 248 19 7.11 2 £11/2/0 1950 283 256 27 9.54 2 £15/0/0