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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
Bromley 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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SPECIAL ENQUIRIES.
The following are details of foods, etc., which were submitted for bacteriological examination after investigation into complaints made to this Department:—
| No. of samples subumte | Description | Result | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biscuits (Rich Tea Finger) | Adulterated | Black deposit had microscopic appearance of chaff or straw and consisted of dirt. |
| 1 | Bread | Adulterated | Contained fragments of rodent exrement. |
| 1 | Chocolate Couverture | Genuine | — |
| 1 | Flour (Self Raising) | Genuine | — |
| 2 | Meat (Stewed) | Genuine | — |
| 2 | Milk (Dried) | Genuine | — |
| 1 | Milk (Dried) | Genuine | — |
| 1 | (after sifting) Milk (Dried) (siftings) | Inferior | Particles appeared to be caramelized dried milk. No foreign matter detected. |
| 1 | Milk (Dried) | Inferior | Solubility slightly low. Slight deterioration had occurred. |
| 1 | Milk (Dried) | Inferior | Moisture 4.6%. Solubility 91.2%. Acidity 1.35% lactic acid. Borderline quality. |
| 1 | Milk (Dried) | Adulterated | The sample had a definite tallowy odour and unpleasant taste. Un |
| 1 | Milk (Full Cream Condensed) | Inferior | fit for use. Of poor but not bad quality. Acidity 0.5% (borderline). |
| 1 | Milk (Full Cream Condensed) | Inferior | Slightly bitter taste, probably due to bacterial decomposition of protein which in its turn was probably due to slight failure in sterilisation prior to condensation. |
| 1 | Potatoes (Cooked) | Inferior | Copper 9 p.pm. |
| 1 | Pudding (Christmas) | Genuine | — |
| 1 | Pudding (Date) | Genuine | — |
| 1 | Pudding (Rice) | Genuine | — |
| 1 | Salad Cream | Genuine | — |
| 2 | Sausage Meat (Pork) | Unfit for Food | Oxidative rancidity had developed to a degree rendering the article unfit for food and was responsible for the tallowy taste reported. |
| 1 | Sweephat | Genuine | — |