[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 107

Croydon 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Sample No.	Article	Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency	Action Taken
195	Dessert Table Cream	This article contained sugar, cornflour, cocoa, gelatine and salt, but the cocoa was not specified as an ingredient on the label.	Manufacturer has given instructions for labels to be altered.
198	Iodine— Tincture of	Contained only 1.80% of potassium iodide instead of 2.5% (limits 2.45 to 2.55%) as required by the British pharmacopoeia.	Stock withdrawn and packer warned.
47	Milk	1% deficient in milk solids other than milk fat.	Further samples proved genuine.
85	Sausage— Pork	Contained 3.5% of hard cartilaginous tissue.	Manufacturers warned.
222	Sausage— Pork	Contained only 52% of meat, including fat, instead of a minimum of 65%.	Referred to Ministry of Food.
446	Milk	Contained 8% of added water. Milk fat 3.52%. Milk solids other than milk fat, 7.96%. The freezing point (Hortvet) confirmed the presence of added water.	Pasteuriser-distributor warned and recommended to more regularly sample his incoming milk.
250	Sauce— Tomato	The ingredients of this tomato sauce were not specified on the label as is required by the Labelling of Food Order and the declaration as to the presence of preservative was not in its normal form. The sample contained 250 p.p.m. by weight of sulphur dioxide.	This was an imported product and the Vendor withdrew stock from sale.
314	Sausages— Beef	Contained 650 p.p.m. by weight of sulphur dioxide instead of a maximum of 450 parts, the limit of the Public Health (Preservatives, etc. in Food) Regulations.	Vendor warned. Further samples proved satisfactory.
392	Suet— Beef, Shredded	Contained 79.5% by weight of fat instead of a minimum of 83%.	Manufacturer warned and will increase his fat ratio. Further samples to be taken.