[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough] page 41

Lewisham 1936

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

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Table: Adulterated Samples.

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Adulterated Samples.

No.	Article.	Formal or Informal.	Adulteration or Irregularity.	Action Taken.
711	Malt Vinegar	Informal	Artificial Vinegar, 100%	Subsequent formal sample genuine.
828	Butter on Bread	„	Margarine, 60%.	„ „ „ „
858	Gregory Powder	„	Magnesium Carbonate deficient, 92.3%.	Vendor Cautioned.
860	Mercury Ointment	„	Mercury deficient, 10.4%.	„ „
862	Tincture of Iodine	„	Iodine deficient, 9%.	„ „
868	Seidlitz Powder	„	Rochelle Salt deficient, 24%.	„ „
17	Gregory Powder	Formal	Magnesium Carbonate deficient, 93.8%.	„ „
30	„ „	Informal	„ „ „54.6%.	„ „
129	Ice-cream	„	Copper Alloy, .086%.	„ „
174	Cheese and Celery	„	Tin, 3.63 grains per lb.	Stock surrendered and destroyed.
187	Sild	„	Tin, 3.5 grains per lb.	Stock surrendered and destroyed.
234	Sardines	„	Lead, 59 parts per million.	Stocks returned to Wholesaler.
258	Sild	„	Tin. 2.7 grains per lb.	Subsequent samples genuine
311	„	„	Tin, 5.08 grains per lb.	Only tin in stock.
323	„	„	Tin, 3.0 grains per lb.	Stocks returned to Wholesaler.
332	„	„	Tin, 3.38 grains per lb.	Stocks destroyed.
346	„	„	Lead, 32 parts per million.	Sales stopped.