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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Details of the adulterated samples, action taken and results of legal proceedings will be found on pages 72-75.
| Serial No. | Article. | Whether Formal or Informal. | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity. | Observations. | Result of Proceedings or other Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Beef sausages | Formal | 14 per cent, deficient in meat. | – | Summons:—£3 fine, £1 1s. costs. |
| – | Bread | Complaint sample | Loaf contained flour bag label. | – | Reported to Public Health Committee and cautionary letter sent. |
| 24 | White pepper | Formal | Contained 2 per cent, maize starch. | – | Summons:—£4 fine, £2 2s. costs. |
| – | Bread | Complaint sample | Loaf contained portion of glass. | – | Reported to Public Health Committee; no action taken. |
| 26 | Milk | Formal | Contained mycelium and spores of a mould. | – | Summons:—£7 fine, £6 6s. coats. |
| – | Bread | Complaint sample | Loaf contained a cigarette end. | – | Reported to Public Health Committee and cautionary letter sent. |
| 49 | White pepper | Formal | Contained 5 per cent, starch foreign to pepper. | – | Summons:—£5 fine, £7 7s. costs. |
| 51 | White pepper | Informal | Contained 30 per cent, starch foreign to pepper. | See formal sample No. 49. | – |
| 125 | White pepper | Informal | Contained 50 per cent, starch foreign to pepper. | – | This informal sample followed formal sample No. 49; on further formal visits all pepper in stock was found to be on sale as Pepper Compound. |
| 156 | Lincoln Cream Biscuits | Informal | Biscuits had an objectionable taste and showed evidence of rancidity. | – | Remainder of stock surrendered and destroyed. |
| 171 | Canned corned beef | Informal | Unpleasant odour, contained 7 parts per million lead. | – | Remainder of stock surrendered and destroyed. |
| 173 | Ice cream | Informal | Contained 2.1 per cent. fat. | – | Formal samples taken and found to be satisfactory. |
| 175 | Pork sausages | Informal | 23 per cent.deficient in meat. | – | Formal samples taken and found to be satisfactory. |
| 179 | Ice cream | Formal | Contained only 0.1 per cent. fat. | Purchased from shop") | Reported to Public Health Committee and cautionary letter sent. |
| 180 | Ice cream | Formal | Contained only 0.1 per cent. fat. | Purchased from same vendor as No. 179 from barrow in public park. | |
| 187 | Milk | Formal | Bottle contained moulds. | – | Reported to Public Heatlh Committee and cautionary letter sent. |
| 188 | Pork sausages | Formal | 13 per cent, deficient in meat. | – | Summons £2 fine, £2 2s. costs. |
| 189 | Pork sausage meat | Formal | 15 per cent, deficient in meat. | – | Summons:—£2 fine, £2 2s. costs. |
| 190 | Pork sausages | Formal | Contained 200 parts sulphur dioxide per million. | Sausages sold with no notice that they contained preservatives. | Reported to Public Health Committee and cautionary letter sent. |
| – | Complaint Sample | Milk | Milk sold in a dirty bottle. | – | Reported to Public Health Committee and cautionary letter sent. |
| 210 | Milk | Formal | 3.3 per cent, deficient in fat. | – | Reported to Public Health Committee and cautionary letter sent. |
| 214 | Milk | Formal | Contained mould mycelium, and spores. | – | Reported to Public Health Committee and cautionary letter sent. |
| White pepper | 220 | Formal | Contained 80 per cent, wheat flour. | – | Summons:—£10 10s. fine, £5 5s. costs. |
| 233 | White pepper | Formal | Contained 75 per cent, wheat flour. | – | Summons:—£6 6s. fine, £2 2s. costs. |