[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough] page 45

Deptford 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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Table: TABLE VII Action Taken in Respect of Food and Drug Irregularities

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TABLE VII Action Taken in Respect of Food and Drug Irregularities

Number	Food	Type of Sample	Nature of Irregularity	Action Taken
90	Greengage Jam.	Informal.	Insufficient fruit.	Wrote to manufacturers who eventually agreed to improve standard.
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247
193	Curry Powder.	Informal.	Insufficient spice content.	Wrote to manufacturers who agreed to improve standard specially in view of proposed standard for curry powder.
261	Curry Powder.	Informal.	Insufficient spice content.
181	Tincture of Iodine B.P.	Informal.	Deficient in Potassium Iodide.	This Iodine corresponded to the B.P. of 1932, now obsolete. The manufacturers were warned that it did not comply with the new formula.
126	Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine.	Informal.	35% deficiency in Ammonia.	Sent a warning letter.
179	Sulphur Ointment.	Informal.	Excess of 32% Sulphur.	Sent a warning letter.
260	Custard Powder.	Informal.	Incorrectly labelled.	Wrote to manufacturers. Found that the Ministry of Food had given a " Special Dispensation."
264	Lemonade Powder (Effervescent).	Informal.	Consisted of deteriorated Lemonade Powder.	Old stock. None left in shop.
232	Salad Cream.	Informal.	12% deficient in vegetable oil.	Wrote to manufacturers who agreed to improve standard.
262	Salad Cream.	Formal.	4% deficient in vegetable oil.	Wrote to manufacturers who agreed to improve standard.
374	Pork Brawn.	Informal.	Contained meat other than Pork.	Unable to obtain a formal sample.
369	Meringue.	Informal.	Imitation meringue made with synthetic gum instead of white of egg or albumen.	Wrote to Ministry of Food for their opinion.
419	Tomato Ketchup.	Informal.	Contained Benzoic Acid 430 parts per million. Also fermenting.	Whole stock surrendered to Food Inspector and destroyed.
403	Sulphur Ointment.	Informal.	Excess of Sulphur 31%.	Withdrawn from sale. Old stock.