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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
Lewisham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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50
Adulterated samples
Table 37
| Parliamentary division | Article | Formal or informal | Adulteration or irregularity | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | Beef sausages | Informal | 235 parts sulphur dioxide per million. | Notice subsequently displayed in shop to legal requirement. |
| North | Curry powder | Informal | Spices 67%. | Stock withdrawn from sale. |
| North | Curry powder | Formal | Spices 67%. | |
| West | Gin | Informal | Proof spirit 62.5%. | Formal sample to be taken. |
| West | Beef sausage | Informal | Boric acid 0.11%. | Formal sample to be taken. |
| West | Beef sausage | Informal | Boric acid 0.09%. | Formal sample to be taken. |
| North | Soya flour | Informal | Wheat starch. | Soya flour no longer sold. Apparently a technical mistake was made by the shop assistant. |
| North | Baking powder | Informal | Available carbon dioxide deficient 29%. | Formal sample taken and found to be genuine. |
| West | Vegetable, tinned | Informal | Blown and slightly fermenting. | Remainder of stock withdrawn from sale. |
Other samples
In addition to samples submitted to the public analyst from routine
sampling, the following were also submitted either to the public analyst
or for bacteriological examination. They were submitted for various
reasons, but mainly because of complaints received, or as a result of
enquiries made into cases of food poisoning:—
Vegetable, tinned
Rat
Pus (2 samples)
Mice excreta
Meat extract
Herring roes (tinned)
Cheese
Ham (tinned)
River water (2 samples)
Chocolate Easter egg
Chocolate (wrapped)
Meat (tinned).
Crab meat, tinned (2 samples)
Sausages
Beef
Pork
Bread
Whalemeat, canned, (2 samples)
Strawberry flavouring for icecream
Liquid flavouring
Red cherries in syrup
Tap water (6 samples)
Swimming bath water (20 samples)