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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956
Adulterated Samples Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table:
Case No. | Nature of Sample | Nature of Report |
---|---|---|
Informal 12 | Gingerbeer | Cake of mould |
25 | „ | Floating pieces of paper |
26 | „ | Cake of mould |
175 | Milk flavouring | Preserved with benzoic acid |
239 | Strawberry flavouring | 350 parts per million benzoic acid |
240 | Pineapple flavouring | 430 parts per million benzoic acid |
241 | Chocolate flavouring | 500 parts per million benzoic acid |
381 521 | Toffee Condensed Full Cream milk | Foreign matter in the nature of celluloid 3.3 % deficient in milk fat |
630 | „ „ | 9.0% „ „ |
631 | „ „ | 9.0% „ „ |
Adulteration The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:
For formal samples | 0.0 per cent. |
For informal samples | 1.2 per cent. |
For all samples | 1.1 per cent. |