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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A wheat germ food | Informal | Contained only small proportion of wheat germ | Further action pending |
Italian sauce, canned | Informal | Incorrect labelling | Italian trade mission notified |
Cooking butter | Informal | The butter was rancid | Packed for West Indian trade. No further action. |
Curry powder | Formal | Contained excessive lead | Legal proceedings |
"Cassareep" flavouring | Informal | Incorrect labelling | Letter to wholesalers |
Grapes | Informal | The proportion of arsenic and lead were excessive | Spanish import. Ministry informed |
Pure Spanish grape juice | Informal | Contained excessive iron contamination | No further action |
Sweet Chili sauce | Informal | Contained unauthorised artificial colouring matter | Formal sample taken |
Sweet Chili sauce | Formal | Contained unauthorised artificial colouring matter | Legal proceedings |
Pork sausages | Informal | Contained only 44% meat | Formal sample to be taken |
Pork sausages | Informal | Contained 60% meat | No further action |
Pure poultry seasoning | Informal | Incorrect labelling | Letter to manufacturers |
Ground cummin seed | Informal | Contained excess a-mount of sand and extraneous mineral matter | Formal sample to be taken |
Ground cummin seed | Formal | Contained excess a-mount of sand and extraneous mineral matter | Importers notified |
Holland caraway | Informal | Contained excess a-mount of sand and extraneous mineral matter | French imported Re-exported |
Nutmeg powder | Informal | Contained beetles and their larvae | French imported. Re-exported |
Tea tips | Informal | Incorrect labelling | Letter received undertaking to relabel omitting word "tips" |
Tea tips | Informal | Incorrect labelling | »» |
Tea tips | Formal | Incorrect labelling | »» |
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Tomato purée | Informal | Contained excessive a-mount of fungus | Formal sample to be taken |
Tomato puree | Formal | Contained excessive a-mount of fungus | Legal proceedings |
Tender cooked beet | Informal | Contained undisclosed vinegar | Sale discontinued |