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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Action taken on recommendation of the Public Health Committee in connection with the other articles of food which were reported to be not in accordance with accepted standards is as follows:-
| Sample No. | Article | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Pork Sausages (Formal) | Contained 56% total meat. 14% deficient in meat. Must contain not less than 65% of meat. | Legal proceedings. Two defendants each fined 30s. |
| 57 | Cut Peel (Formal) | Contained 57% total sugar. Deficient in sugar. | Attention of packers drawn to deficienty. |
| 60 | Milk (Formal) | Contained 8.33% so lids-not-fat. 2% deficient in solids-not- fat. Freezing point 0. 527° C. indicated 2,4% added water. Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939. | Purveyors warned. |
| 64 | Salad Cream (Formal) | Free fatty acids on fat at top of jar 15% calculated as oleic acid, and 13.2% on the oil in lower portion. Unfit for consunption. | Remainder of stock surrendered for destruction. |
| 87 | Flake Tapioca (Formal) | Not Flaked Tapioca should, be sold as Tapioca. | Attention of packers drawn to misdescription. |
| 150 | Sago (Formal) | Contained foreign matter thought to be mouse excrement, although not of the normal appearance of mouse excrement. | No action. |
| 157 | Chocolate coated Toffees (Formal) | Sweets were wrapped with paper with a loose film of copper alloy leaf. The copper and lead calculated on paper was 4% and 0.3% respectively. I am of the opinion that any metallic wrapper to a sweet must be such that it cannot badly contaminate either the sweets or the fingers of the consumer. | Matter taken up with Manufacturers. |
| 166 | Vinegar (Formal) | Contained 2% acetic acid. 50% deficient.Must contain not less than 4% acetic acid. | Old stock and remainder destroyed. |
| 214 | Marjoram (Informal) | Contained not less than 15% of cistus leaf. | Formal sample genuine. |
| 245 | Ground Almonds (Private) | Oil extracted from almonds contained 2.4 per cent of free fatty acids. Ground Almonds turn rancid quickly. | Copy report sent to complainantand shopkeeper. |
| 246 | Ground Almonds (Formal) | Oil extracted from almonds contained 2.7 per cent of free fatty acids. | Copy report sent to complainantand shopkeeper. |
| 248 | Dressed Crab (Informal) | Contained 6% of rusk. Label admits 5% of rusk but there should not be more than 2%„ | Copy report sent to shop-keeper. |
| 357 | Flaked Rice (Private) | Contained 26.2% of powder, and 0.2% foreign matter. Dirty and unfit for sale. | Formal sample genuine. Result of sample No. 357 communicated to packers. |
| 383 | Whisky (Formal) | Contained only 63.9% of proof spirit. | Result comnunicated to vendor. |
| 387 | Non- alcoholic Ginger Wine (Formal) | Incorrectly labelled. Non-alcoholic wine being a contradiction of terms, | No action. |
| 420 | Dressed Crab (Formal) | Stated to contain 95% crab meat, but contained only about 90-92%. | No action. |