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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
Hampstead 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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ADULTERATED SAMPLES
| Sample No. | Article | Offence | How dealt with |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Chocomilk. | Fat tainted. Commodity not fit for consumption. | Stock surrendered and destroyed. |
| 33 | Cream Meringue. | Contained imitation cream. | Vendor cautioned. |
| 34 | Cream Doughnuts. | „ „ „ | „ „ |
| 85 | Triple Cream Cheese. | False description . 50.47% milk fat. | „ „ |
| 135 | Angel Cake. | Contained dust and dirt. | Vendor cautioned. Stock surrendered and destroyed. |
| 149 | Cake. | Contained rodent droppings. | Vend or prosecuted fined £10 and costs. |
| 180 | Ice Cream Cornet. | Contained foreign matter consisting of charred farinaceous matter. | No action. |
| 197 | Chocolate Liqueurs. | Contained insect eggs. | • Vendor cautioned. |
| 309 | Pure White Spirit. l40°proof. | Misleading description. White Spirit is a Hydrocarbon oil and not an alcohol. The sample is a mixture of ethyl alcohol and water. | Referred to Ministry of Agriculture, Fish and Food with recommendation that the Labelling of Food Order be amended so that spirit of this strength be labelled "dangerous not to be used unless diluted". |
| 303 | Strawberry Flavour. | Contained prohib-ited preservative, 290 ppm.benzoic acid. | Manufacturer cautioned. Label altered. |
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