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 Hackney]
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Sample | Analyst's report | Action taken |
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INFORMAL | ||
Beef in Natural juices | Contained added water and should have been described as beef in gravy | Letter to wholesaler |
Beef in Natural juices | Contained added water and should have been described as beef in gravy | Letter to wholesaler |
Ham Rivoli | Contained only 35 per cent of meat. Label misleading | Letter to manufacturer |
Beef Milano | Contained only 29 per cent of meat. Label misleading. | Letter to manufacturer |
Chicken Capri | Contained only 29 per cert of meat. Label misleading | Letter to manufacturer |
Junior Poods | Contained small piece of metal | Food complaint - legal proceedings instituted |
Shortcake slab | Piece of shortcake and 2½” fine gilt chain partly coated with masticated cake. | Food complaint - Warning letter to manufacturer |
Tea | Musty and unfit for consumption | Tea destroyed |
Bottled Grape Eating Birds | Wrongly labelled | Letter to wholesaler |
Miracle Whip | Deficient in vegetable oil | Formal sample taken which proved satisfactory |
Solution of Acetic Acid | Deficient in Acetic Acid | Formal sample taken which proved satisfactory |
Chili powder | Wrongly labelled | Manufacturer has re-designed label |
Spirit of Sal Volatile | Ammonia 23 per cent below minimum required | Stock withdrawn |
Spirit of Sal Volatile | Ammonia 76 per cent below minimum required | Stock withdrawn |
Spirit of Sal Volatile | Ammonia 61 per cent below minimum required | Stock withdrawn |
Carrot Juice canned | Contained diluted carrot puree | Product discontinued |
Spirit of Sal Volatile | Ammonia 74.5 per cent below minimum required | Stock withdrawn |
Chili powder | Wrongly labelled | Manufacturer has re-designed label |
Cola & Rum | Wrongly labelled | No action in view of Bill now before Parliament |