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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
Croydon 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Deficiency. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 265, | Baking Powder. | Deficient in available carbon dioxide. | Vendor warned. |
| 189. | Brawn | Contained boric acid. | Introduced through an in gredient in which boric acid is permitted. |
| 124. | Custard Pudding Powder. | Prepared from wheat flour and contained numbers of living mites. | Article at once withdrawn from sale. |
| 134. | Jam | Sample contained excessive sulphur dioxide. | Introduced through fruit pulp to which it is added with the approval of the Ministry of Food. |
| 148. | Milk | Presence of 2 p.c.—4 p.c. added water confilmed by freez- ing point determinations. | Further samples taken, also taken in course of delivery from wholesaler and found to be genuine. |
| 202. | Milk | ||
| 405. | Milk | ||
| 174. | Mustard | Deficient in volatile essential oil, only a trace being present. | Vendors state that this is due to shortage of brown mustard, owing to lack of importations, but that article consists of ground white mustard seed. |
| 175. | Rice Pudding Powder. | Sample contained 30 p.c. wheat flour. | Made under licence and in accordance with a formula approved by the Ministry of Food. |
| 79. | Veal and Ham Pie. | Misdescribed. | Vendor warned and agreed to amend description. |
| 178. | Veal and Ham Pie | Misdescribed. | Vendor warned and agreed to amend description. |
| 137. | Vinegar. Artificial. | Deficient in acetic acid. | Vendor warned and subsequent samples proved genuine. |
| 179. | Vinegar, Wood. | Deficient in acetic acid. | Vendor warned and subsequent samples proved genuine. |
| Yorkshire Pudding, etc. Mixture, including egg. | Proportion of egg less than one-half that normally used. | Article manufactured in accordance with a formula approved by Ministry of Food. |
Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925 to 1927.
During the course of inspections of food shops particular
attention is paid to the above Regulations regarding the marking
of foodstuffs to which the Regulations apply.
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