[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 he tf)thl iiuinher of sivinplos received for iinalysis under the !vl)Ove Act and otlier Food Orders was ‘2,4;)7 of which Fit) or-!.!) |)er cent, wei’e adulterated or incorrect, coui])ared witli 5.7 per cent, in the previous year. The following table sets out in niore detail the nuinher of samples exam¬ ined and the nuinher and percentage adulterated or incorrect: — Number Number Percentage Examined. Incorrect. Incorrect. Milk . 1,042 60 5.8 t’.haiinel Islaiuls Milk ... 57 12 21.0 Milk ami Water 1 _ Condensed and Evaporated Milks 17 _ Cheese 13 Butter 52 Margarine 21 Other Edible Fats 53 1 1.9 Cereals 77 3 3.9 Baking and Golden Raising Powders 8 _ Sausages 16 6 37.5 Other Meat and Fish Products 27 _ _ Meat Extracts ... 9 - Tea 20 _ _ Coffee 9 - ■ Coffee and Coffee ami Chicory Extract and Essences 27 - - Cocoa and Cocoa (Tonipounds ... 13 _ Malt Products ... 5 _ _ Gelatine ... 11 - - ■ Canned Meat and Vegetables 31 1 3.2 Canned Fish 6 _ _ Canned Fruit 3 _ — Canned and Powdered Soups ... 18 6 33.3 Jain, Marmalade, Honey, etc. 47 3 6.4 Vinegars 18 — _ Pickles and Sauces, etc. 69 3 4.3 Salad Oil, Dressing and Cream 14 1 7.1 Condiments 15 1 6.7 Miscellaneous Samples 169 8 4.7 Soft Drinks 43 1 2.3 Ice Cream 352 — — Beer, Cider and Spirits, etc. ... 55 4 7.3 Lozenges and Tablets ... 27 — — Tonics and Tonic Preparations 4 — — Oils . 15 _ — Ointments 8 2 25.0 Syrups and Mixtures ... 14 2 14.3 Other Drugs 71 6 8.4 2,457 120 4.9 Adulterated Milk Samples. The number of milk samples returned as adulterated was 7i, including 12 Channel Islands milk samples which were deficient in fat. Information as to the nature of the adulteration and details regarding indivdual samples is given in the following summary and table:— Number containing added water ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 Number deficient of fat ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 43 Number containing added water and deficient in fat ... ... ... 1 Number containing preservatives ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil. The percentage of adulterated milks including the Channel Islands milk samples is (1.5 winch IS lower than that for the previous year (7.5 jier cent.). The percentage of adulteration for the ordinary milk samples excluding those of Channel Islands milk is even lower, being 5.8 per cent.