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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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| Sample No. | Articl e | Result of Analysis | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 423 | Banana Curd (Formal) | Satisfactory product, but contravened the Preserves Order, since this makes provision only for Orange or Lemon Curd. | No action. |
| 425 | Dressed Crab (Formal) | Contained added cereal matter, fat, and salt, not declared. Improperly labelled. | No action. |
| 448 | Prunes (Formal) | Contained maggots in two of the prunes. | No action. |
| 467 | Milk (Formal) | Milk solids-not-fat less than 8.5%, namely 8.44%. Contained not less than 0.7% added water.Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939. | Result of analysis communicated to purveyors. |
| 527 | Cream Cheese (Formal) | Contained total solid matter 27,2% including fat 16.6%, Cream cheese must contain not less than 52% fat unless sold as soft cream cheese when it must contain not more than 55% water and not less than 30% milk fat. | Vendor advised re labelling. |
| 555 | Vinegar (Formal) | Contained 3,6% acetic acid. 10% deficient. Must contain not less than 4% acetic acid. | Warning letter to vendor. |
| 585 | Butter snips (Formal) | Contained total fat 3.3%. Must contain not less than 4% butter fat. | To be reported to next meeting of Public Health Committee with recommendation that manufacturers in Holland be notified of 4% butter fat standard. |
| 603 | Vinegar (Formal) | Sample of artificial vinegar matured in vinegar cask. | Warning letter to vendor. |
| 652 | Non-Brewed Condiment (Formal) | Contained acetic acid 3.7%. Must contain not less than 4% acetic acid. 7.5% deficient in acetic acid. | Warning letter to manufacturers. |
| 669 | Currants (Formal) | Inferior. Contained a maggot. Otherwise satisfactory. | No action. |
| 670 | Cane Sugar (Formal) | Contained 2 parts per million of minute pieces of fibre derived from sacking. Inferior. Complaint. If sugar is stored in sacks it is impossible to prevent traces of fibre from the sacking contaminating sugar. | Copy report sent to complainant and vendors. |
| 679 | Prunes (Formal) | Inferior. Badly attacked by yeasts. Sample fermenting. | Remainder of stock already sold before result of analysis received. |
| 684 | Cut Peel (Formal) | Contained total sugar 55.6%, Salt 1.3%. Must contain not less than 60% of sugar, 8% deficient in sugar. | Result of analysis communicated to vendors. |
| 716 | Currant (Formal) | Inferior. Contained a maggot. | No action. |
| 739 | Cut Peel (Formal) | Contained total sugars 56.9%, Must contain not less than 60% sugar. | Result of analysis communicated to vendors. |
| 769 | Rum (Formal) | Contained 63.4% proof spirit. 2.5% excess water. | Licencee warned by 1etter. |
| 773 | Non-Alcoholic Orange Wine (Formal) | Incorrectly labelled. Non-Alcoholic Wine is a contradiction of terms. | Analyst's obse rvations communicated to bottlers. |