Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Adulterated Samples.
Serial No. | Article. | Formal or Informal. | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity. | Observations. | Administrative Action taken. |
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721 | Sausages | Informal | Sulphur Dioxide 330 parts per million | Declaration of preservative exhibited. | |
795 | Pepper | ,, | Sulphur Dioxide 100 parts per million | Formal sample No. 842 | |
842 | Pepper | Formal | Sulphur Dioxide 30 parts per million | Vendor Cautioned | |
878 | Beef Suet | Informal | Starch 4.5% | Declaration on packing | |
885 | Dried Mint | „ | Foreign leaves 35% | Formal sample No. 928 | |
890 | Pepper | ,, | Sulphur Dioxide 155 parts per million | ||
913 | Dried Mint | Foreign leaves 15% | |||
928 | Formal | ,, 50% | Vendor Cautioned | ||
25 | Pepper | Informal | Sulphur Dioxide 60 parts per million | Subsequent formal sample genuine | |
77 | Sultanas | ,, | Sulphur Dioxide 180 parts per million excess | Formal sample No. 85 | |
85 | ,, | Formal | Sulphur Dioxide 160 parts per million excess | Vendor Cautioned | |
91 | Milk | ,, | Fat deficient 10% | Summons against Retailer dismissed | |
115 | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, 5% | ||
116 | ,, | ,, ,, 15% | |||
117 | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, 10% | ||
125 | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, 5% | Summons against Farmer dismissed | |
126 | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, 6% | ||
127 | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, 14% | ||
128 | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, 8% | ||
129 | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, 11% | ||
211 | ,, | Informal | Extraneous water 3% | Retailer fined £2 | |
239 | Herring in Tomato | ,, | Tin 3 grains per lb. | Subsequent formal sample No. 319 | |
282 | Sausages | ,, | Sulphur Dioxide 103 parts per million | Subsequent formal sample genuine |