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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Non-Genuine Samples
| Informal samples | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Sample of | Result of analysis | Action taken |
| 622a | Ground cinnamon | Lead 30 parts per million. | Formal sample taken (No. 388) |
| 625a | Non-brewed Condiment. | 2.5 per cent deficient in acetic acid. | Subsequent sample satisfactory. |
| 18a | Margarine | Contained 16.4 per cent water. | Formal sample satisfactory. |
| 29a | Mushroom Cream soup (powder). | Soup prepared as directed not in accordance with Code of Practice for Cream Soups. | Manufacturers agree to omit word "Cream" from label. |
| 61a | Ice Cream. | 5 per cent deficient in fat. | Further sample satisfactory. |
| 79a | Non-brewed Condiment. | 7.5 per cent deficient in acetic acid. | Formal sample satisfactory. |
| 140a | Vitaminised Iron Tonic Tablets. | 30 per cent deficient in ferrous gluconate. | Manufacturers revised the formula. |
| 144a | Chili Sauce. | 400 parts per million benzolic acid. | Formal sample taken (No. 610). |
| 145a | Pickling Spice. | Contained a rabbit dropping. | Packers notified. |
| 219a | Bicarbonate of Soda. | Consisted of borax and contained 100 parts per million arsenic. | No more obtainable. |
| 288a | "Plus Tonic" | Incorrectly labelled. | Formal sample No. 644 |
| 290a | Canned Chicken Fillets in Pork. | No statement of ingredients or manufacturer's name and address on label. | No more obtainable. |
| 293a | Tea. | Contained 40 parts of lead per million and fragments of aluminium foil. | Formal sample satisfactory. |