Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
-36-
TABLE 9
Action taken in regard to samples reported by the Public
Analyst to be not genuine.
Sample Article
No.
Result of
Analysis
Action
Result
217 Ice Cream
30.0 per cent
deficient in fat
None.
Ceased business
-
219 Ice Cream
8 per cent deficient
in fat.
Formal Sample
Genuine
-
282 Baking
Powder
25 per cent
deficient in
available carbon
dioxide
None.
No more in stock
-
305 Whisky
36.4 per cent
under proof
Legal proceedings.
Discharged
Costs £7.7s.
(e) Preservatives in Food
The routine practice under which all samples of milk,
butter, margarine and cheese submitted to the Public Analyst, are
examined for the presence of a preservative was continued throughout
the year and in no instance was a preservative found to be
present.
(f) Ice-Cream
Details of registration of Ice-Cream Premises required under
Section 14 are set out hereunder.
Manufacture and sale of ice-cream 21
Storage and/or distribution 5
Sale of ice-cream (other than pre-packed) 24
Sale of ice-cream (pre-packed) 85
Total 135