[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell. page 57

Camberwell 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Table: PARTICULARS OF ADULTERATED SAMPLES

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PARTICULARS OF ADULTERATED SAMPLES

Serial No.	Article	Whether Formal or Informal	Nature of Adulteration of Irregularity	Observations	Result of Proceedings or other action taken
59	Coffee and Chicory	Informal	Fermented	Old stock; remainder of stock in retailers' possession surrendered and destroyed.
84	essence Instent coffee	Informal	Incorrect label	Matter taken up with manufacture label amended to satisfaction of Council.
105	Garlic Powder	Informal	Incorrect label	Newly imported product: claim proposed to be made that the contents of each container were 'Equivalent of two pounds of fresh garlic'. Claim not substantiated and consequently not used.
115	Sterilised milk	Informal	90% extraneous water	Adulteration due to defective bottle and consequent faulty crown-cap	Letter sent to Dairy Company
159	Ice Cream	Informal	Incorrect label	Matter taken up with manufacturer wording on cartons amended to satisfaction of Council.
162	Ice Cream	Informal	6% deficient in fat	Formal sample taken and found to be satisfactory. Better quality mix now used.
166	(Canned	Informal	Lead -2.1 p.p.m.	950 tins surrended and destroyed
167	(Tomatoes	informal	Lead – 3.8 p.p.m.	950 tins surrended and destroyed
192	French mustard	Informal	Incorrect label	Matter taken up with manufacturer sale discontinued
193	French	Informal	Incorrect label	Letter sent by Town Clerk to manufacturer.

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196	Milk food	Informal	Solubility unsatisfactory.	Old stock; remainder of chemists stock withdrawn from sale.
239	Cream Lolly	Informal	Incorrect label	Matter taken up with manufacturers; new labels printed to satisfaction of Council
240	Cream Lolly	Informal	Incorrect label
266	Saccharin Tablets	Informal	Incorrect label	Matter taken up with manufacturer label on dispenser amended to satisfaction of Council
275	Juniper Pills	Informal	Deficient in potassium nitrate	Matter taken up with manufacturing chemist. Steps taken by manufacturers to prevent repetition of deficiency.