[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 106

Croydon 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Adulterated samples.The following is a detailed statement of the adulterated samples and the action taken:-

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Adulterated samples.

The following is a detailed statement of the adulterated samples and the action taken:-

Number	Sample	Adulteration or Deficiency.	Remarks.
206	Milk	3%added water	Warning given.
229	Milk	1% -do-	-do-
256	Malted milk Cocoa with eggs.	24% added sugar	This label was used for a considerable number of years by one of the large cocoa manufacturers and I am informed by them that no exception had ever been taken to it. I discussed the matter with their chief chemist who took an opinion and they agreed to alter the label to"Melted Milk Cocoa with Eggs - Sweetened
262	Milk	3% added water	Warning given. Further samples taken Droved genuine.
265	Milk	2% added water	-do-
266	Milk	1% added water	-do-
267	Milk	1% added water	-do-
570	Fancy-	Containing Meat	Fined £8.0.0.
	Quality Roast Pork.	(including fat) 13% Cereal filler, wheat, calculated as bread with 40% moisture, 64$ .Additional viator 22$	Costs £3.3.0
392	Milk	7% deficient in milk fa	Further samples taken proved genuine.
413	Lemon Juice	Lemon juice diluted with. not less than an equal volume of water and sweetened with sugar.	Itook this matter up with the vendors, one of the large milk combines, who informed me that this was labelled "lemon juice" inadvertently and should have been "lemon squash". The price asked for the article would confirm that it was not lemon juice.
426	Milk	Small percentage added water	Warning given.
431	Milk	7% deficient in milk fat	-do-
461	. Milk	Small percentage added water	-do-
506	Milk	-do-	-do-
527	Picnic.Roll	Boric Acid 0,03%	Vendors informed me that they admitted a small percentage of boric acid which was accounted for by the fact that they were using as one of the ingredients of the rolls American pork backs bellies and shoulders containing borax, imported by Ministry of Food under "lease and lend" agreement, and that they are authorised to use the material for manufacturing purposes by the Manufactured Meats Section of the Ministry of Food.
			Although every endeavour is made to keep the borax down to a minimum by washing it is impossible to remove it entirely. No boric acid or borax is added during manufacture.