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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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| Number | Food | Type of Sample | Nature of Irregularity | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317 | Orange Juice. | Informal | Consisted of an Orange drink, containing sugar, citric acid, preservative, colouring matter, water, and not more than 10 per cent, of orange juice. | Taken up with retailers. The proportion of Vitamin C. present was found to be 0.4 milligram per fluid ounce, i.e. only about one thirtieth of that contained in orange juice. |
| 287 | Table Jelly. | Informal. | The sample failed to comply with the Setting Test specified in the Food Standards (Table Jellies) Order, 1949. | Taken up with the wholesealers. Subsequent sample satisfactory. |
| 434 | Almond Paste. | Informal. | The sample was dirty, the surface of the block of almond paste being contaminated by dust and a small dead fly. | Taken up with the Baker. |
| 416 | Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine. | Informal. | Ammonia 33 per cent, deficient. | The sample failed to comply with the standard of the British Pharmaceutica Codex. Vendor warned. |
| 426 | Preserved Pork Sausages. | Informal. | Meat content, 57 per cent. | Pork Sausages normally contain at least 65 per cent, of meat. No action in view of low price. |