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Wandsworth 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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39
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST FOR 1949.
By virtue of the requirements of the Food and Drugs Act,
1938, we have to report that 1,999 samples were examined by
us under the Act during the year ended 31st December, 1949,
1,869 articles of food and 130 drugs. All were submitted by
your Council's Food Inspector, 133 having been taken with the
formalities required by the Act and 1,866 informally.
Adulterated Sainoles.
Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated are given in the following table.
| Case No. | Nature of sample | Nature of Report |
|---|---|---|
| Formal 321 | Tomato ketchup | Benzoic acid, 190 parts per million in excess. |
| Informal 72 | Milk | 11 % deficient in milk fat. |
| 166 | Cccoa | See complaint samples. |
| 176 | Lime Flavour Cordial | Sulphur dioxide, 50 parts per million in excess. |
| 438 | Tomato ketchup | Bcnzoic acid, 350 parts per million in excess. |
| 450 | Tomato juice, canned | Labelling offence. |
| 604 | Milk | 17% deficient in milk fat. |
| 255 | Iodine, tincture of | 38% deficient in potassium iodide. |
| 315 | Iodine, tincture of | 38% deficient in potassium iodide. Both these samples of iodine were correctly prepared according to the formula of the British Pharmacopoeia, 1932. |
| 986 | Zinc Ointment | 6% deficient in zinc oxide. |
| 1029 | Milk | 9% deficient in milk fat. |
| 1030 | Milk | 9% deficient in milk fat. |
| 1115 | Zinc Ointment | 15% deficient in zinc oxide. |
| 1160 | Pudding mixture | Infested. |
| 1268 | Gravy Powder | Infested with mites. |
| 1308 | Lemonade | Contained yeast cells. |
| Informal 1347 | Malt Vinegar | Infested with vinegar eels. |
| 1351 | Fruit-preserving tablets | 47% deficient in sulphur dioxide. |
| 1371 | Fruit-preserving tablets | 40% deficient in sulphur dioxide. |
| 1389 | Cooked meat | Contained some dye. |
| 1485 | Milk | 1% extraneous water. |
| 1634 | Potato crisps | Fried in inedible oil. |
| 1635 | Potato crisps | Fried in inedible oil. |
| 1687 | Milk | 1% extraneous water. |
| 1711 | Refreshers | See complaint samples. |
| 1713 | Lemon Flavour Powder | See complaint samples. |
| 1813 | Sugar confectionery | See complaint samples. |
| 1837 | Effervescent drink powder | Non-effervescent. |
| 1838 | Refreshers | Non-effervescent. |
| 1855 | Sherbet fountain | Magnesium salts present. |
| 1858 | Boric acid ointment | A British Pharmacopoeia 1932 ointment. |