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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: TABLE VII (Continued)

TABLE VII (Continued)

NumberFoodType of SampleNature of IrregularityAction Taken
83Milk.Informal.Contained:— Fats 1.06% Solids not fat 3.02% indicating the presence of not less than 60 per cent, added water.Matter taken up with Dairy. Faulty capping allowed water to enter during sterilization process.
118Sausages.Informal.Contained meat, only 61%Letter to Manufacturers.
122Concentrated Tomato Soup, Canned.Informal.Contained Tin, 3.2 grains per pound.Rest of Stock destroyed.
164Red Cherries in Sugar Syrup, Canned.Informal.Contained dissolved iron, 250 parts per million; sulphur dioxide, 55 parts per million.Whole consignment destroyed.
214Plums in Syrup, Canned.Informal.Consisted of deteriorated canned plums.Whole consignment destroyed.
223Apples, Canned.Informal.Consisted of deteriorated canned apples, containing tin, 1.0 grain per pound; iron, 230 parts per million.Taken up with Vendor. No more in Stock.
257Greengages in Syrup, Canned.Informal.Consisted of deteriorated canned greengages.Whole consignment destroyed.
253Table Jelly.Informal.When made up with water the samples failed to set satisfactorily, thereby failing to comply with the requirements of the Food Standards (Table Jellies) J Order, 1949.Taken up with Vendors.
254Table Jelly.Informal.
200Meringue Mixture.Informal.An Imitation Meringue Mixture consisting of a coloured and flavoured solution of synthetic gum (methyl cellulose).No action taken.
Z.8Milk.Formal.Contained:— Fat 3.61% Solids not fat 8.37% corresponding to the presence of one per cent. added water.No action taken.