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 Chislehurst]
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Ice Lolly | — | 5 | — | — |
Lard | 4 | — | — | — |
Margarine | 1 | — | — | — |
Marzipan | 2 | — | — | — |
Meat (Tinned) | 2 | 6 | — | 2 |
Meat Pudding | — | 9 | — | 6 |
Meat Pies and Pasties | 3 | 9 | — | 2 |
Milk | — | 38 | — | 1 |
Milk (Hot) | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Milk Shake Powder | — | 1 | — | — |
Nuts (Ground) | 5 | — | — | — |
Peel | 1 | 8 | — | 1 |
Plum Pudding | 1 | — | — | — |
Pulses | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Preserves | 3 | 15 | — | 1 |
Saccharin | — | 2 | — | — |
Sausages | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Sauces | — | 3 | — | — |
Soft Drinks | — | 2 | — | — |
Soup | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Spices | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Sugar | 2 | — | — | — |
Sugar Decorations | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Tea | 2 | — | — | — |
Yeast | — | 1 | — | — |
87 | 174 | 4 | 17 |
Serial No | Article | Formal/ Informal | Nature of adulteration etc. | Observations |
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N.91 | Bread | Informal | Contained lubricating oil and a little grit mixed with the dough. | Warning letter sent to Bakers. |
Oatmeal | do. | Contained moth cocoons mixed with jute fibres. | Vendors prosecuted, fined £25 with £5 5s. costs. | |
P.98 | Milk Chocolate | Formal | Contained 31.4% fat & 3.7% milk protein. Fat principally palm kernel oil, little butter fat or cocoa butter. | No legal standard. Similar sample procured by K.C.C. who have matter under investigation. |
N.69 | Pilchards in Tomato Sauce | Informal | Liquid contained 3.7% tomato solids. | No definite standard. Exporters (South African) cautioned. To be kept under obs. |