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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
Bermondsey 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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FOOD AND DRUGS. During the year 900 samples were submitted by the Food and Drugs Inspector. In 12 cases the analysis disclosed an infringement of the law.
| No. | Date purchased | Sample | Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 971 | 11.2.55 | Dried Parsley | Contained 4% grit and coarse particles of earth | Letter to Manufacturer |
| 239 | 3.5.55 | Dried Mint | Insoluble Ash 2.8% instead of not more than 1.8% | Letter to Manufacturer |
| 280 | 11.5.55 | Pork Sausages | Meat content 46.1% instead of not less than 65% | Prosecution Absolute discharge Costs £3 3s. |
| 355 | 31.5.55 | T.T. Pasteurised Milk | Contained at least 3.1% of added water | Letter to Supplier |
| 367 | 2.6.55 | Dried Parsley | Contained 2.3% grit and coarse particles of earth | Letter to Manufacturer |
| 372 | 6.6.55 | Dried Parsley | Contained 2% grit and coarse particles of earth | Letter to Manufacturer |
| 585 | 16.8.55 | Pork Sausages | Meat content 56% instead of not less than 65% | Letter to Manufacturer |
| 702 | 16.9.55 | Meat Patty | Contained only 7% meat | Letter to Manufacturer |
| 788 | 11.10.55 | Rum & Butter Toffees | Contained 8.1% of fatty matter but no evidence of butter fat. | Letter to Retailer |
| 846 | 1.11.55 | Currants | Live maggots found to be present as well as a considerable amount of frass | Letter to Retailer |
| 893 | 15.11.55 | Margarine with 10% Butter | Contained 496 parts per million Boron Preservative. The Public Health (Preservatives, &c., in Food) Regulations forbid the use of Boron Preservative in Margarine now that rationing is abolished | Letter to Manufacturer |
| 939 | 28.11.55 | Cochineal Colouring | Found to be not Cochineal but Cochineal Carmine. Should therefore be labelled 'Sol. of Cochineal Carmine in Isopropyl Alcohol.' | Letter to Manufacturer |