[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough] page 54

Fulham 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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Article	Formal (F) or Informal (I) or Complaint (C)	Adulteration, Irregularity or nature of complaint and Analysts' comments	Action taken
Cooked Pork (No. 5243)	I	Contained colour due to injection with methyl or crystal violet before death.	No action.
Minced Beef Loaf (No. 5288)	I	Inferior. Contained 18% loose fat.	Further sample being obtained.
Luncheon Meat (No. 5298)	I	Inferior. Gritty.	Further sample being obtained.
Beans (canned)	C	Contained foreign matter (used matchstick).	Letter to producers.
Coconut Oil (No. 5337)		Sample appears to be coconut oil but has a high peroxide value. As a result flavour is affected. Inferior.	Further samples obtained.
Fruit Loaf (No.5340)	I	Contained 5.6% fruit, which Public Analyst considers too low. Inferior.	Further samples to be obtained.
Apple Pies	C	Delivered in mouldy condition.	Letter to producer/retailer.
Milk	c	Two pints delivered in other than fresh condition.	Letter to dairy company.
Rolls and Butter (No. 5356)	F	Contained mixture of butter and margarine.	Legal proceedings instituted. Retailer fined £2. Council awarded 1 guinea costs.
Bun Loaf (No. 5365)	I	Contained 4.7% and 5.2% fruit. Inferior.	Letter to producer/retailer.
Rolls and Butter (No. 5382)	F	Consisted or rolls spread with margarine.	Legal proceedings instituted. Retailer fined L2. Council awarded 1 guinea costs.
Corned Beef (No. 5384)	I	Tin plate badly attacked and meat stained, although insufficient to warrant determination.	No further stock obtainable.
Coconut Oil (No. 5386)	I	Peroxide values 7.35 and 4.07. Probably due to careless refining or may be due to large volume of air distributed in oil.	Follow up of sample No. 5337. Letter to distributors.
Cauliflower Cheese (No. 5387)	I	Cauliflower probably slightly stale and not properly washed. Large amount of strong cheese used, making very rich dish.	This sample submitted after complaint of rancidity in finished dish. Public Analyst's comments passed to complainant.