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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 1959
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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| No. | Date purchased | Sample | Infringement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | 20.5.59 | Pearl Barley | Contained 534 parts per million Sulphur Dioxide | Remainder of stock destroyed |
| 701 | 20.5.59 | Crab Spread with butter | Contained approximately 2% rice flour whereas label declared 'contains no cereal' | Letter to manufacturer |
| 736 | 28.5.59 | Dripping | Consisted of rendered pork fat instead of beef or mutton fat | Letter to retailer |
| 815 | 23.6.59 | Pearl Barley | Found to be infested with living mites | Remainder of stock destroyed |
| 838 | 6.7.59 | Plain Flour | Contained 545 milligrams Creta Praeparata per 100 gm. instead of not more than 390 milligrams | Letter to manufacturer |
| 841 | 7.7.59 | Gin | Alcoholic Strength 60.9% instead of 65 % | Prosecution:- Fine £5.0.0. Costs £5.5.0. |
| 873 | 10.7.59 | Pork Luncheon Meat | All ingredients not declared on label | Letter to manufacturer |
| 923 | 27.7.59 | Custard Powder | Amount of glucose present was not sufficient to justify the prominence of a claim for added glucose | Letter to manufacturer |
| 937 | 31.7.59 | Lemonade Crystals | No statement of ingredients on label | Letter to manufacturer |
| 938 | 31.7.59 | Mustard} Pickle} | No labels on jars giving particulars required by the Labelling of Food Order, 1953 | Letter to retailer |
| 939 | 31.7.59 | Mixed} Pickle} | ||
| 940 | 31.7.59 | Pickled} Onions} | ||
| 992 | 26.8.59 | Pearl Barley | Contained 112 parts per million Sulphur Dioxide | Remainder of stock destroyed |
| 997 | 27.8.59 | Non-brewed Condiment | Contained 3.7% acetic acid instead of not less than 4% | Re-sampled (See Sample No. 51) |
| 2 | 27.8.59 | Deep Browned Beans with Tomato Sauce and Pork | Amount of pork present did not justify the prominence given to the words 'and pork' on the label | Letter to manufacturer |
| 17 | 4.9.59 | Pork Luncheon Meat | Contained 66% meat instead of not less than 80% | Old Stock. Not now in production |
| 51 | 8.9.59 | Non-brewed Condiment | Contained 3.7% acetic acid instead of not less than 4% | Letter to manufacturer |