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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
Deptford 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE VII Action taken in respect of Food and Drug Irregularities
| Number | Food | Type of Sample | Nature of Irregularity | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sweetened Cake Flour Mixture Coconut Flavoured | Informal. | The fat in the sample was rancid & contained 8 per cent.of free fatty acids. | Rest of stock destroyed. (Old Stock). |
| 28 | Sardines in Tomato Sauce, Canned. | Informal. | Unsound. | Rest of Stock destroyed. (Old Stock). |
| 128 | Tincture of lodine. | Informal. | The sample failed to comply with the standard of the British Pharmacopeia, the proportion of Potassium lodide being 11 per cent, deficient. | Letter to Manufacturers. |
| 1F. | Milk. | Formal. | Contained:— Fats 3.63% Solids not fat 8.32% corresponding to the presence of 2 per cent, added water. | Seasonal deficiencies. |
| 4F. | Milk. | Formal. | Contained:— Fats 3.62% Solids not fat 8.40% corresponding to the presence of one per cent, added water. | Seasonal deficiencies. |
| B.7 | Milk. | Formal. | Contained:— Fats 3.46% Solids not fat 8.38% corresponding to the presence of one percent, added water. | Seasonal deficiencies. |
| B.8 | Milk. | Formal. | Contained:— Fats 3.36% Solids not fat 8.40% corresponding to the presence of one percent, added water. | Seasonal deficiencies. |
| B.10 | Milk. | Formal. | Contained:— Fats 3.40% Solids not fat 8.41% corresponding to the presence of one percent, added water. | Seasonal deficiencies. |
| B.11 | Milk. | Formal. | Contained:— Fats 3.43% Solids not fat 8.40% corresponding to the presence of one per cent, added water. | Seasonal deficiencies. |