[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich] page 34

Woolwich 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: Table No. 14 (continued).

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Table No. 14 (continued).

Sample	Article.	Formal or Informal.	Result of Analysis.	Action taken.
34	Milk	Formal	Ingredients corresponded to the abstraction of 7 per cent. of the milk-fat.	Communicated with suppliers.
83	Sweet Pickle	Informal	Contained carcases of mites, approximately 400 per ounce.	Consignment investigated.
367	Chocolate Sponge Mixture	Informal	Damaged Mixture. Contained a live caterpillar (an Ephestia) with webbbing and droppings.	Formal sample obtained.
390	Chocolate Sponge Mixture.	Formal	do., do.	Consignment investigated. Warning letter sent.
307	Caraway Seeds	Informal	Contained a mouse dropping	Consignment and premises investi gated.
299	Creamed Cottage Cheese.	Formal	Contained fat 4.1 per cent., considerably less than is found in ordinary soft cheese and only about one-fifteenth of the proportion found in Cream Cheese. The article was in the Public Analyst's opinion deficient in fat, and the description misleading.	No further action at present.
251	Coffee	Formal	Consisted of Dry Coffee Extract. Described as "Real Coffee."	Manufacturers asked to change their label.
372	Confectionery, Flour, Chocolate Swiss Roll.	Informal	Contained no appreciable amount of cocoa. Chocolate Swiss Roll should contain the equivalent of at least 4 per cent. of dry fat-free cocoa matter.	Manufacturers' observations requested.
327	Dried Horseradish . .	Informal	Deteriorated. The samples were deficient of aroma and consequentlyof little use as a condiment. The deficiency appeared to have resulted from loss of enzyme activity.	Formal sample obtained.
335	Dried Horseradish . .	Formal	do., do.	Manufacturers informed.
236	Malted Milk	Informal	Deteriorated. The sample had a strong "cheesy" smell and the fat was found to be slightly rancid.	Consignment investigated.
400	Chutney	Informal	Contained carcases of mites, approximately 300 per ounce.	Formal sample obtained.
253	Currant Sweet Pudding, Canned.	Informal	Damaged. Part of the pudding was charred, apparently due to the presence of acid on the tin plate prior to cooking.	No further action.