[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich] page 26

Woolwich 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: Table No. 13. Adulterated Samples.

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Table No. 13. Adulterated Samples.

Sample No.	Article.	Formal or Informal.	Result of Analysis.	Result of legal proceedings or other action.
123	Coffee and Chicory essence, preserved.	Informal	Contained caffeine, 0.20 per cent.	Cautionary letter.
153	Coffee and Chicory essence, preserved.	Formal	Contained caffeine, 0.23 per cent.
260	Glauber's Salt	Informal	Contained the equivalent of 150 per cent, of crystalline sodium sulphate.	Stock exhausted.
24	Blackcurrant Jam	Informal	Contained only 17 lb. of blackcurrants per 100 lbs. of jam.	Formal sample proved genuine.
73	Blackcurrant Jam	Informal	Contained only 17 lb. of blackcurrants per 100 lbs. of jam.	Formal sample proved genuine.
48	Lemonade Powder	Informal	Consisted of a mix-ture of sugar and tartaric acid, flav-oured and coloured.	Ministry of Food informed.
111	Lemonade Powder	Formal		Ministry of Food informed.
216	Salad Cream	Informal	Contained edible vegetable oil 23 per cent.	Formal sample taken.
337	Milk	Formal	Contained 1 per cent. of added water. Consisted of Lemonade powder.	Action deferred until further samples taken.
352	Citrate of Magnesia	Informal		Action deferred until further samples taken.
477	Tomato Paste, canned	Informal	Contained tin 4.2 grammes per lb.	Food condemned.
478			Contained tin 5.3 grammes per lb.
479			Contained tin 4.8 grammes per lb.
490	Condensed, machine-skimmed milk, sweetened.	Informal	Labels contravened Condensed Milk Regulations.	Formal sample taken.
623
638
671	Condensed, machine-skimmed milk, sweetened.	Formal	Label contravened Condensed Milk Regulations.	In communication with manufacturers.
639	Condensed, machine-skimmed milk, sweetened.	Informal	Composition satisfac-tory but label con-travened Condensed Milk Regulations.	Formal samples taken. No further action.
641		Informal
669		Formal
670		Formal
696	Sugar Confectionery, "Choc-Puff."	Informal	Contained lead 12 parts per million.	Stock exhausted.
540	Tomato Sauce, canned	Informal	Contained benzoic acid 285 parts per million.	Stock surrendered, food prohibited from sale.
			Meat content
678	Pork Sausages	Formal	46 per cent.	Cautionary letters sent.
679	Beef sausage meat		do., 44 per cent.
680	Pork sausages		do., 46 per cent.
681	Pork sausage meat		do., 40 per cent.
725	Beef sausages		do., 45 per cent.
			Meat content
726	Beef sausage meat	Formal	30 per cent.	Prosecution.
727	Beef sausage meat		do., 27 per cent.
790	Beef sausages		do., 44 per cent.
795	Beef sausages		do., 23 per cent.
743	Tapioca	Informal	Consisted of Sago	No further action.
744	Tapioca	Informal	Consisted of Sago	No further action.
656	Whisky	Informal	Contained 1.8 per cent, excessive water	No further action.
657	Whisky	Informal	do. 0.4 per cent, excessive water	No further action.
772	Margarine	Formal	Contained water 16.5 per cent.	Reported to Ministry of Food.