Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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449 | Herring Tidbits in Wine Sauce, Canned. | Contained no significant amount of alcohol. |
450 | Herring Tidbits in Wine Sauce, Canned. | Contained no significant amount of alcohol. |
342 | Chopped Ham and Pork, Canned. | Contained meat, 87 per cent. |
369 | Chopped Ham, Canned | Contained Salt (2.5%) and sodium nitrite (6 parts per million) the presence of which was not mentioned in the statement of ingredients on the label. |
470 | Mustard, Prepared with White Wine. | Contained acetic acid, 2.9 per cent, but no alcohol. |
303 | Shredded Beef Suet | Contained Fat - 82 per cent. Flour - 18 per cent. |
407 | Peas, Canned, Foreign matter from. | Consisted of three small compacted masses of dirty, disintegrated vegetable particles. |
132 | Draught Cider | The sample was sour and unfit to drink. |
111 | Herring Tidbits in Wine Sauce, Canned. | Contained no alcohol. |
73 | Jelly Creams | Incorrectly labelled. |
79 | Lard | Contained butylated hydroxytoluene, 25 parts per million; butylated hydroxyanisole, 20 parts per million. |
644 | Peppermint Cordial | The sample contained a quantity of fungus. |
572 | Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce, Canned. | Contained no alcohol. |
725 | Jellow Powder | Incorrectly labelled. |
735 | Sodium Bicarbonate | Consisted of Boric Acid. |
581 | Wine | The specimen was turbid owing to a growth of yeast. |
621 | Shredded Beef | Contained fat - 80.3 per cent. Ground rice - 19.7 per cent. |
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