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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
Fulham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 286 | Fiz- Whizzers. | Contained no available carbon dioxide. Must not be described as "Fizzers". | Result of Analysis communicated to manufacturers. |
| 300 | Butter Mints. | Prepared with margarine. | Warning letter to vendor. |
| 308 | Lard. | Inferior, Mutton or beef dripping flavour due to over refining. | No action. |
| 380 | Dried Fruit salad. | Inferior quality. Very poor quality dried prunes and apricots present. | Remainder of stock examined and appeared to be satisfactory. |
| 389 | Jelly Crystals. | Incorrectly labelled. Not called "Jelly Crystals" and ingredients labelled in wrong order. | Inaccuracies in description communicated to manufacturers. |
| 451 | Flaked Tapioca. | Uneven in size. Should be called tapioca,not Flaked tapioca. | No action. |
| 472 | Flaked Tapioca. | Ditto. | Analyst's opinion communicated to manufacturers. |
| 526 | Flaked Tapioca. | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| 430 | Natural Orange Juice. | Contained yeasts. ) Did not possess a ) normal odour of ) Orange Juice. ) Fermenting. ) | 3,250 gallons voluntarily surrendered and destroyed |
| 431 | Natural Orange Juice. | Ditto. ) | 3,250 gallons voluntarily surroundered and destroyed |
| 433 | Pineapple Squash. | Fermenting. | Remainder of stock (one bottle) with-drawn from sale. |