[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 89

Croydon 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Article	Nature of Adu/teration or Defic iency			Remarks
Milk (cont. ) Sample No. 9	13$ deficient in milk fat and ?$ deficient in milk solids other than fat.	Freezi ng po i nt did no t indicate the		These samples were part of a consign-ment. The average mil k fats and sol ids of the consignment was wi thi n the legal standards.
" " 10	Slightly deficient in milk solids other than milk fat.	Freezi ng po i nt did no t indicate the
" "12	15? deficient in milk fat and 2$ deficient in mi 1k solids other than fat.	presence of added water
" " 160	Contained in an unclean bottle		The vendor was given an official warni ng.
" " 161	it it n it tt it n
" " 162	it ti it it n tt ii
" " 164	ii n ii ii ii ii n
" " 166	ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
" " 168	Contained in an unclean bottle and the milk was contaminated with dried up milk residue mould growth and green al qal growth.
" " 169	Contained in an unclean bottle
" " 170	and the milk was contaminated with dried up milk residue and mould growth.
Pi neapple, si i ces	Not of ordinary commercial quality both slices and syrup being abnormally dark in colour.			The stock from which this sampl e was taken was examined, the contents of al 1 other tins examined were found to be of a normal composition. The Importer's attehtion was drawn to the circumstance.
Port	Consisted of water coloured with caramel.			Vendor prosecuted -Conviction recorded but Court of the opinion "that it is inexpedient to i nfl i ct puni shment".
Sausage, Pork	Contained only 30? of meat instead of a minimum of 65$.			Manufacturers prosecuted - convicted and fined £2.
Sausage, Pork (Preserved)	Contained only 55$ of meat instead of a minimum of 65$, and contained 560 ppm of sulphur dioxide instead of a maximum of 450 ppm.			Vendor warned
Sausage, Pork (Preserved)	Contained only 60$ of meat instead of a maximum of 65$.			Vendor warned
Soya Flour	The sample was rancid and quite unfit for human consumption.			Vendor prosecuted -convicted and fined £5 wi td £3.3s. Od. costs.