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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Adulterated samples
Table 33
| Article | Formal or Informal | Adulteration or irregularity | Action taken or result of proceeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shredded beef suet | Informal | Fat 74% | See report of formal sample.* |
| Buttered cheese rolls. | Formal | Rolls, cheese and margarine. | Dismissed. |
| Hot milk | Formal | Added water 5.1% | £1 fine. |
| Hot milk | Formal | Added water 8.8% | £2 fine. £1 1s. 0d. costs |
| Hot milk | Formal | Added water 8.0% | £2 fine |
| Shredded beef suet. | Informal | Fat 73% | Formal sample taken and found to be genuine. |
| Paste | Informal | 100 parts S02 per million. | Formal sample taken and found to be genuine. |
| Shredded beef suet. | Formal | Fat 79.6% | *£10 10s. 0d. fine. £5 5s. 0d. costs. |
| Bread and butter | Formal | Bread and margarine | Notice with regard to sale of bread and butter temporarily removed owing to re-decoration. Displayed at subsequent visit. |
| Dried apricots | Informal | 2650 parts S02 per million. | Withdrawn. Apricots boxed in South Africa. |
| Dried apricots | Formal | 2475 parts S02 per million. | |
| Hot milk | Formal | Added water 28.4% | Conditional discharge for 12 months. |
| Hot milk | Formal | Added water 28.8% | Conditional discharge for 12 months. |
| Bread and butter | Formal | Bread and margarine | Legal proceedings authorised. |
| Cream doughnuts | Formal | Imitation cream | Warning letter sent. |
| Cream doughnuts | Formal | Imitation cream | |
| Hot milk | Formal | Fat deficient 35% | Conditional discharge 12 months. |
| Bread and butter | Formal | Bread and margarine | Absolute discharge. |
| Hot milk | Formal | Fat deficient 25.7% | Legal proceedings authorised. |
| Pork sausages | Informal | 375 parts SO2 per million. | At subsequent visit notice displayed in shop and on cellophane wrapper around sausages. |
| Pork sausages | Informal | 270 parts S02 per million. | Notice as required by regulations displayed at subsequent visit. |
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:—