Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Sample No. | ARTICLE | RESULT OF ANALYSIS | ACTION |
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1 (inf) | Wintergreen Rub | Oil of wintergreen was deficient to the extent of 48% | Stocks withdrawn |
24 (inf) | Milk Chocolate Cigarettes | Made from skimmed milk and therefore should not be called milk chocolate | Labels and packets discontinued |
59 (Inf) | Bread Roll | Contained a dead larva of a moth. | Prosecution. £5 fine £3. 2s. costs |
61 (inf) | Minced Beef | Contained a prohibited preservative, namely 310 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Trader interviewed. Cautionary letter to all retail butchers in the Borough. |
69 (inf) | Meat Faggot | Contained a prohibited preservative, namely, 152 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | -do- |
106 (inf) | Chocolate & Cream Sponge | Contained a filling which was not dairy cream. | Bakers interviewed. Labels falseily describing goods withdrawn forthwith. |
107 (inf) | Jam & Cream Sponge | Contained a filling which was not dairy cream. | -do- |
129 (inf) | Beef Faggots | Contained sulphur dioxide preservative which is not allowed in this article. | Letter to all butchers within the Borough. Letter to London Retail Meat Traders Association. |
160 (inf) | Pickling Acid | 1.8% deficient in acetic acid. The acid strength was 17.2% whereas the label declared it to be 19/20%. | Manufacturer interviewed. Acetic acid content to be increased. |
204 | Pickling Acid 19/20% | The strength of acid was 17.2% thus being 1.8% deficient in acetic acid. | -do- |
247 (inf) | Beef Suet (Shredded) | Deficient in fat to the extent of 2. 8%. | Manufacturer notified. Further sample satisfactory. |
269 (inf) | Dried Fruit | Showed signs of infestation. Live larvae and insect eggs were present. | Letter to Wholesaler -stocks withdrawn. |
292 (inf) | Guava Jelly | A green mould was growing on the surface | Letter to Producer. Stock examined. Further samples satisfactory. |
369 (inf) | Steak ettes | Contained a prohibited preservative, namely, 336 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Further samples satisfactory. |
390 (inf) | Orange Squash | Contained a disinfectant, namely, 0.068 per cent of chloroxylenol. | Manufacturer prosecuted. Summons dismissed - no order as to costs. |
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