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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
Lambeth 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Parris's food | High iron content | Matter taken up with pharmacist and manufacturing chesmist |
| Formal samples | ||
| Whisky | Deficient in proof spirit | Warning letter sent |
| Gin | Deficient in proof spirit | Further sample satisfactory |
| Butter | Excess moisture | Further formal sample satisfactory |
| Cream cake | Contained not more than 16 per cent butter fat | Warning letter sent |
| Roll and Butter (2) | Not butter fat | Warning letter sent |
| Instant non-fat milk | Excess moisture and mislabelling | Letter sent to manufacturers |
| Bread and Butter (2) | Fat contained not more than 50 per cent butter fat | Warning letters sent |
| Buttered roll | Not more than 50 per cent butter fat. | Warning letter sent |
| 3uttered roll | Not more than 6 per cent butter fat. | Warning letter sent |
| Sulphur Lozenges | Deficient in sulphur | Matter taken up with Manufacturing Chemist |
| Parrish's Food (2) | Excess iron | Matter taken up with Manufacturing Chemist |
| Sal Vplatile tincture | Deficient in ammonium carbonate | Warning letter to Pharmacist |
| Instant low-fat milk | Excess water, low fat and labelling offence | Referred to Council's legal department. |
BACTERIOLOGICAL AND OTIIER EXAMINATIONS
The following samples were submitted to the Public Health Laboratory for
examination.