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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Adulterated Samples.
The following is a detailed statement of the adulterated samples and the action taken:—
| No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Deficiency. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1786. | Cake Mixture | Contained 110 parts per million by weight of fluorine | Court action. Cases dismissed. Expert evidence conflicting. No standards prescribed. |
| 1795. | Cake Mixture | Contained 140 parts per million by weight of fluorine | |
| 2257. | Cake Mixture | Contained 100 parts per million by weight of fluorine | |
| 2054. | Curry Powder | Contained Lead: 40 . parts per million. | Court action. Case dismissed. Warranty pleas successful. |
| 2018. | Yorkshire Pudding Mixture. | Contained compounds of fluorine expressed as fluorine—40 parts per million. | Letter of caution sent to firm on advice of Legal Department. |
| 2089. | Yorkshire Pudding, Fritter and Pancake Mixture, including Egg. | Contained less than 1 per cent. dried egg. | Manufactured in accordance with Ministry of Food recipe. |
| 2380. | Glauber's Salts . | Contained 47.4 p.c. . water of crystallisation. Less than B.P. standard. | Sample had been in stock for some time, and the labelling of the packet disclosed that such action would take place over a long period of storage. In the circumstances, no action was possible. |
| 1409. | Jam, Plum (Formal) | Deficient in plum fruit. | Error in sampling technique. Further sample satisfactory. |
| 2378. | do. (Informal) | do. do. | |
| 1434. | Pork Sausage Meat. | Deficient in meat content. | Vendors pleaded guilty, but case dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. Costs granted. |
| 108. | Soup, Kidney (Formal) | Deficient in meat solids, according to the Meat Products Canned Soup and Canned Meat (Control and Maximum Prices) Order, 1944. | Referred to Divisional Food Officer, to be taken up with makers. It later transpired that these products had been manufactured before the Order came into force. |
| 2182. | do. (Informal) |