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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (d) | Serial No. 4937 Empty Milk Bottle Composition: There were areas of soiling inside the rim of the neck and around the outer rim of the inner surface of the base of the bottle. The deposits contained plant debris and mould growths. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to vendor. | ||
| (f) | Serial No. 4899 | Composition : Methylene Blue Test unsatisfactory. | Investigation with vendors and manufacturers. Repeat samples satisfactory. | |
| (f) | Serial No. 4901 | |||
| (f) | Serial No. 4999 | |||
| (f) | Serial No. 4897 Double Cream (in carton) Composition: Fat 46 per cent. The standard is not less than 48 per cent butter fat. | Correspondence with vendors. Repeat sample satisfactory. | ||
| (f) | Serial No. 4900 Double Cream Composition: Methylene Blue Test unsatisfactory. | Investigation with vendor and manufacturer. Repeat sample satisfactory. | ||
| (aa) | Serial No. 4867 Camembert Cheese Composition: The composition was satisfactory but to accord with the Cheese Regulations should be labelled "Full Fat Soft Cheese". | Vendor advised. Now satisfactorily labelled. | ||
| (aa) | Serial No. 4963 | Vendor advised. Now satisfactorily labelled. | ||
| (bb) | Serial No. 4989 Danish Pastry Composition: Embedded in the fruit filling was a larva of the Bacon or Larder Beetle. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to vendor. | ||