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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
Camden 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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Table 9 - contd. UNSATISFACTORY CHEMICAL SAMPLES - 1965 - contd.
| Serial No. | Article | Nature of adulteration or irregularity | Observations | Formal/ Informal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP.2 | Ammoniated tincture of quinine | Deficient in ammonia | Letter sent to chemist | Formal |
| PP.3 | Cherry cough linctus | Contained excess dilute acetic acid | " " " " | " |
| P. 69 | Fruit cocktail (canned) | Inadequately labelled | Letter sent to manufacturers | Informal |
| P. 99 | " " " | Improperly labelled | " " " " | " |
| P. 115 | Horseradish and beetroot sauce | Dubious label | Letter sent to manufacturers and to analyst | " |
| P. 122 | Black pudding (complaint) | Mouldy | Further sample taken, and found to be satisfactory | Complaint |
| RL. 22 | Foreign substance in sausage roll (complaint) | Contained charred farinaceous matter | The foreign matter was harmless but aesthetically unpleasant. Makers and vendors notified of the complaint | Informal |
| HD. 156 | Sausages | Presence of preservative not declared | Declaration in shop - quite satisfactory | " |
| HD. 176 | Frulti-nut roll | Misleading label | Label not misleading - no action | " |
| HD.169 | Orange drink | Contained undeclared saccharin | A second (formal) sample shoved no saccharin to be present | " |
| P.197 | Horlicks | Contaminated | Court proceedings. Fined £5 with £5.5s.costs | " |
| P.174 | Chocolate brazil pieces | Misleading description | In communication with manufactures | " |
| PP.5 | " " " | " " | Formal | |
| P.156 | Glycerin of borax | Improperly labelled | Correspondence with manufacturers and Pharmaceutical Society | Informal |
| W.109 | Ice cream | Labelling unsatisfactory ("cherry-pie") | Correspondence with manufacturers. (T. Wall & Co. Ltd.) | " |
| W.110 | Black olives | Contained 0.75 of mineral oil | Warning letter to producers | Formal |
| RL.44 | Buttered buns (informal) | Buns contained margarine | Formal sample obtained, RL.47 below | Informal |
| RL. 47 | " "(formal) | " " " | Legal proceedings: vendor fined £10 with £5.5s. costs | Formal |
| RL. 33 | Minced meat (Informal) | Contained sulphur dioxide preservative | Formal sample obtained, RL.45 below | Informal |
| RL.45 | " " (formal) | " " " " | Legal proceedings: vendor fined £20 with £5.5s. costs | Formal |
| RL.48 | Milk (complaint) | Bottle of milk contained foreign matter | Legal proceedings pending | Informal |
| N.47 | Instant coffee (informal) | Labelling unsatisfactory -contained 5% ground coffee | Correspondence with manufacturers - amendment of regulations pending | " |