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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 1958
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1958
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| No. | Date purchased | Sample | Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264 | 1.1.58 | Beef Sausages | Contained 44% meat instead of not less than 50% | Prosecution:— Summons dismissed with £5.5.0 costs |
| 331 | 27.1.58 | Minced Beef Loaf | Contained 68% meat instead of not less than 80% | Letter to manufacturer |
| 332 | 27.1.58 | Ham Roll— Chicken Centre | Contained 56% meat instead of not less than 65% and chicken centre contained starchy materials | „ „ |
| 385 | 12.2.58 | Canned Braised Steaks | Contained 55% meat instead of not less than 75% and label incorrect | „ „ |
| 387 | 13.2.58 | Milk | Contained fragment of glass | Letter to supplier |
| 392 | 17.2.58 | Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce with Cheese | Contained 270 parts per million tin instead of not more than 250 parts per million | Letter to manufacturer |
| 448 | 10.3.58 | Puff Pastry | Contained 21% fat instead of not less than 25% | „ „ |
| 464 | 13.3.58 | Ham Roll— Chicken Centre | Chicken centre contained starchy materials | „ „ |
| 479 | 19.3.58 | Juniper Backache Kidney and Bladder Pills | Contained 37.5% potassium nitrate whereas label declared 42.85% | „ „ |
| 530 | 2.4.58 | Meat Pie | Contained 13.5% meat instead of not less than 20% | „ „ |
| 574 | 23.4.58 | Beef Sausages | Contained 44% meat instead of not less than 50% | Prosecution:— Absolute Discharge with £5.5.0 costs |
| 619 | 12.5.58 | Glycerin B.P. | Did not satisy requirements of British Pharmacopoeia and contained 96.5% of Glycerin instead of not less than 98% | Letter to manufacturer |
| 711 | 13.6.58 | Pickling Spice | Contained pieces of stone and coarse grit | Warning to manufacturer |
| 716 | 16.6.58 | Pork Luncheon Meat | Contained 67% meat instead of not less than 90% | Letter to manufacturer |
| 785 | 3.7.58 | Plain Flour | Contained 95 milligrams Creta Praeparata per 100 gm. instead of not less than 235 milligrams | „ „ |
| 892 | 6.8.58 | Currants— Cleaned | Currants had not be properly cleaned | Letter to supplier |