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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
Southwark 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 - ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES.
| Samples Examined. | Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal. | |
| Milk. | 278 | 26 | 2 | |
| Condensed Milk. | 8 | |||
| Dried Milk. | 1 | |||
| Graded Milk. | 22 | |||
| Butter | 23 | 14 | ||
| Cheese. | 4 | 6 | ||
| Margarine. | 13 | 15 | ||
| Lard. | 15 | 14 | ||
| Tea. | 18 | 2 | ||
| Coffee. | 8 | |||
| Coffee Mixture & Essences. | 14 | 13 | ||
| Cocoa. | 13 | 14 | 1 | |
| Sugar. | 14 | 5 | ||
| Meat & Meat Products. | 30 | 127 | 1 | 4 |
| Canned & Potted Foods. | 30 | 176 | 5 | |
| Fruit & Vegetables (canned etc). | 44 | 45 | 1 | |
| Preserves, Jellies , Jams etc. | 45 | 22 | 1 | |
| Cereals & Cereal preparations. | 84 | 157 | 5 | 13 |
| Bread, Flour & Confectionery. | 97 | 160 | 3 | 6 |
| Wines, Spirits & Beverages. | 10 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Condiments, Spices, Sauces etc. | 133 | 230 | 6 | 6 |
| Drugs & Medical Preparations. | 10 | 62 | 2 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous Samples. | 12 | 37 | 1 | |
| Total. | 896 | 1195 | 20 | 46 |
Percentage of adulterated samples - 3.16. FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
| DEFENDANT. | CAUSE OF PROCEEDINGS. | result . |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Provision Co, Ltd. 5/9, The Highway, E.D. | Selling Liver Sausage containing sulphur dioxide 250 parts per million. | Withdrawn on payment of £2-2-0 costs. |
| David Jones, 1, Stead Street, S.E. l7. | Soiling vinegar 16 por cent deficient in Acetic Acid. | Dismissed under p.o.A. on payment of £2-2-0 costs. |
| J. Green's Beatall Food Products, 55a, Yeldham Road, HAMMERSMITH, W.6. | Selling self-raising flour 49 por cent deficient in available Carbon Dioxide. | . Withdrawn# |
| Selling vinegar 15* per cent deficient in Acetic Acid. | Pined £3. | |
| Ernest E. Burford, 4, Montpelier Road, Peckham, S.E.15. | Selling vinegar 8.5. per cent deficient in Acetic Acid. | Fined £1 and £1-1-0 costs. |
Seven cautionary letters were sent in respect of other
non-genuine samples.
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