[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough] page 52

Kensington 1953

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

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Table: Sample Nature of Adulteration Remarks

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Sample Nature of Adulteration Remarks

Milk	Contained fat 2.76%, solids-not-fat 8.53%, corresponding to the abstraction of 8% of the fat.	Warning sent to producer and particulars sent to Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Milk	Contained fat 2.75%, solids-not-fat 8.50%, corresponding to the abstraction of 7% of the fat.	Ditto
Milk	Contained fat 2.75%, solids-not-fat 8.65%, corresponding to the abstraction of 8% of the fat.	Ditto
Milk	Contained fat 2.50%, solids-not-fat 8.65%, corresponding to the abstraction of 16% of the fat.	Warning sent to producer and retailer.
Soda Water	Deficient in sodium bicarbonate.	Manufacturers' attention drawn to deficiency.
Ice Lolly	Contained excessive lead.	No further action as production at producer's premises had terminated.
Table Jelly	Infested by mites and unfit for consumption.	No further stocks held by retailer. Information sent to Head Office of retail firm and to Medical Officer for the area.
Milk	Contained fat 2.79%, solids-not-fat 8.52%, corresponding to the abstraction of 7% of the fat.	Warning sent to producer and particulars sent to Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Milk	Contained fat 2.94%, solids-not-fat 8.45%, corresponding to the abstraction of 2% of the fat.	No further action as retailer had terminated supply from farmer.
"Pickapeppa" Sauce	Contained dead mites.	No further action.
Pork Sausages	Contained sulphur dioxide, 50 parts per million -presence of preservative not disclosed.	Warning sent to vendor.
Ground nutmeg	Contained insect fragments.	No further action.