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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Table 57—continued
Article | Formal or Informal | Adulteration or irregularity | Action taken |
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Prepared Dijon mustard with white wine | Informal | Contained no measurable alcohol and excessive amount of sulphur dioxide | Letter to retailer |
Pork sausages | Informal | Contained excessive fat | No further action |
Tomato paste, canned | Informal | Contained excessive lead | No further action |
Egg plants, canned | Informal | Contained excessive tin | No further action |
"Sanfayna", canned (peppers and other vegetables) | Informal | Inadequately labelled | Letter to retailer |
Milk loaf | Informal | Did not contain whole milk solids | Further sample to be taken |
Cochineal | Informal | Sample not made from cochineal | Formal sample to be taken |
Cochineal | Formal | Sample not made from cochineal | Legal proceedings |
Blackcurrant health drink | Formal | Incorrect labelling | Manufacturers a-greed to change label |
Plain flour | Informal | Contained insufficient chalk | Further sample to be taken |
Pizza with sauce | Informal | Contained excessive amount of tin and inadequately labelled | Letter to manufacturers |
Rose hip tea | Informal | Inadequately labelled | Letter to manufacturers |
Pork sausages | Informal | Contained insufficient meat | No further action |
Pork sausages | Informal | Contained particles of bituminous paint or lining on surface | No formal action |
Tips tea | Informal | Incorrectly labelled | Formal sample to be taken |
Tips tea | Formal | Incorrectly labelled | Packers to change description and omit the word "tips" |
Potted sardine in tomato | Informal | Contained excessive lead | No formal action |
Fines Herbes | Informal | Incorrect labelling | Manufacturers warned |
Kelp tablets | Informal | Incorrect labelling | Manufacturers warned |
Blutworst | Informal | Contained sulphur dioxide | Formal sample to be taken |
Blutworst | Formal | Contained sulphur dioxide | Legal proceedings |
Pork and goose liver paste | Informal | Contained excessive tin | No further stocks |
Pate de Foie pur Pore, canned | Informal | Contained excessive tin | No further stocks |
Raw sugar mincemeat | Informal | Had objectionable soapy taste | Letter to manufacturers |
Sweet pepper flakes | Informal | Incorrect labelling | Letter to manufacturers |