[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough] page 48

Deptford 1959

[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
34	Doughnut	Informal	Contained a small needle.	Investigation carried out by the Food Inspector with negative results. It is not thought that the needle emanated from the bakery.
167	Ground Nutmeg	Informal	Contaminated by insects and contained insect fragments approximately 1000 per ounce.	Taken up with packers.
249	Lemonade Crystals	Informal	Label did not include a standard of ingredients as required by the Labelling of Food Order.	Taken up with Packer.
328	Meat and Potato Pies	Informal	The meat amounted to only one-third of the filling and was considered insufficient to justify the description.	Taken up with the Baker. Relabelled Cornish Pasties.
253	Sherbet	Informal	The sample failed to produce the effervescence when mixed with water that is the normal characteristic of sherbet powders. No statement of ingredients appeared on the label.	Taken up with packer.
286	Ground Nutmegs	Informal	Contaminated by insects and contained insect fragments, approximately 500 per ounce.	Taken up with packer.
350	Instant Coffee	Informal	Consisted of Dry Coffee Extract, incorrectly labelled.	Taken up with the firm concerned.
469	Stuffed Dates	Informal	Stale and unfit for consumption, the oil contained in the nuts being rancid.	Taken up with the shop.
431	Marzipan	Informal	Contained ground almonds—not more than 10%.	Taken up with the maker.
394	Hamburgers	Informal	Contained sulphur dioxide, 310 parts per million.	Taken up with the maker.
369	Pork Luncheon Meat (Canned)	Informal	Contained Meat 65%	Taken up with packers.