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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
Camberwell 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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(1) Milk and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream.
| Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative | Number in which preservatives was reported to be present and percentage of preservative found in each sample. | Action taken under the Regulations. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk— | I I | I I | |
| Formal Samples | 621 | Nil. | |
| Informal Samples | 17 | ||
| 638 | |||
| Separated Milk | 1 | – | |
| Total | 639 | I | |
| Cream— | I | ||
| Formal Samples | 9 | I | |
| Informal Samples | 1 | – | – |
| 5 | – | ||
| Sample:— No. 220, 0.29 per cent. Boric Acid | Proceedings taken against the vendor for failing to attach to carton a declaratory label. Summons dismissed, defendant ordered to pay £3 3s. costs. | ||
| No. 232, 0 25 do. | Proceedings taken as above. Summons dismissed. Defendant ordered to pay £2 2s. costs. | ||
| No. 309, 0.37 do. | Caution given vendor by order of the Public Health Committee. | ||
| No. 383, 0.30 do. | This sample was taken in the course of delivery from the wholesale firm who supplied the vendor of Sample No. 309. | ||
| Proceedings instituted for dispatching and delivering cream containing a preservative in an unlabeled vessel. Summons dismissed. Defendants ordered to pay £4 4s. costs. | |||
| No. 450, 0.18 do. | Caution given vendor by order of the Public Health Committee. |
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