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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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PARTICULARS OF ADULTERATED SAMPLES 1962
| Serial No. | Article | Whether Formal or Informal | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations | Result of proceedings or other action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Canned Cooking Butter | Informal | Rancid and contained excess free fatty acid | See Formal Samples Nos. 49 and 50. | — |
| 49 | Canned Cooking Butter | Formal | Rancid and contained excess free fatty acid | Having regard to the fact that the butter complied with the statutory 16% limit for water content and was not adulterated, and taking into account the acidity, rancidity, and organoleptic character of the samples, it was considered that the criteria as regards palatability which might be held for table butter could not be applied unchanged to cooking butter, and, further, that this article of food could not be deemed to be unfit within the meaning of Section 8 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955. | No action. |
| 50 | Canned Cooking Butter | Formal | Rancid and contained excess free fatty acid | ||
| 52 | Camphorated Oil | Informal | Contained 20% excess camphor | See Formal Sample No. 75 | – |
| 75 | Camphorated Oil | Formal | Contained 20% excess camphor | – | Reported to Public Health Committee and cautionary letter sent |
| 133 | Lemon Juice | Informal | Decomposed and fermenting | Remaining stock surrendered and destroyed. | – |
| 154 | Glace Pineapple | Formal | Slightly contaminated with carbon particles | Remaining stocks in this country withdrawn and returned to country of origin. | – |