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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
Lewisham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 34
| Article | Formal or Informal | Adulteration or irregularity | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sausages | Informal | 370 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | Notice displayed at subsequent visit. |
| Milk | Formal | Fat deficient 16% | Warning letter sent. |
| Bread and butter | Formal | Bread and margarine | Summons not served, owing to disappearance of defendant, who, it appears, gave a false address. Business changed hands. |
| Hot milk | Formal | Extraneous water 14.2% | £3 3s. fine; £1 1s. costs. |
| Milk | Formal | Extraneous water 13.5% | £3 3s. fine. |
| Hot milk | Formal | Extraneous water 10.5% | £1 1s. fine; £1 1s. costs. |
| Hot milk | Formal | Extraneous water 10.8% | £1 1s. fine. |
| Hot milk | Formal | Extraneous water 8.3% | £1 1s. fine; £1 1s. costs. |
| Condensed milk | Informal | Acidity 0.75% | Stock withdrawn from sale. |
| Sausages | Informal | 240 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | Sausages were correctly labelled. |
| Icecream | Informal | Fat deficient 34% | £5 0s. 0d. fine. |
| Icecream | Formal | Fat deficient 16% | |
| Sausages | Informal | 345 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | |
| Sausages | Informal | 365 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | |
| Sausages | Informal | 90 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. |
Other samples
In addition to samples submitted to the public analyst from routine
sampling, the following were also submitted either to the public analyst
or for bacteriological examination.
They were submitted for various reasons, but mainly because of
complaints received, or as a result of enquiries made into cases of food
poisoning:—
Sausages (2)
Water (7)
River water (5)
Corned beef
Meat (4)
Paste
Lollies (19)
Sand
Bread (3)
Icing sugar
Dirt from van (2)
Ice cubes
Dried milk
Rice
Cakes
Frozen egg (2)
Egg albumen