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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
City of London 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938, AND FOOD REGULATIONS—
continued Informal and Formal Samples submitted for Analysis.
| Article | Informa | Formal | Total | Article | Informal | Formal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 72 | - | 72 | Brought forward | 156 | 23 | 179 |
| Mayonnaise | 1 | - | 1 | DRUGS. | |||
| Meringue Powder | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Meat Paste., | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Milk | - | 23 | 23 | Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 1 | - | 1 |
| Milk (condensed) | 3 | - | 3 | Aniseed, Balsam of | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 1 | - | 1 | Arnica, Tincture of | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mint (dried) | 2 | - | 2 | Aspirin Tablets | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mustard (ready mixed) | 1 | - | 1 | Ointments | 5 | - | 5 |
| Nutmeg (ground) | 4 | - | 4 | Camphorated Oil | 3 | - | 3 |
| Olive Oil | 3 | - | 3 | Cascara Sagrada | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pepper | 5 | - | 5 | Castor Oil | 2 | - | 2 |
| Pies | 3 | - | 3 | Cod Liver Oil Tablets | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pickles., | 1 | - | 1 | Cough Mixture | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pineapple Juice | 1 | - | 1 | Eucalyptus Oil | 3 | - | 3 |
| Pudding Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | Glauber's Salts | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sage | 1 | - | 1 | Glucose with Vitamin 'D' | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sauces | 6 | - | 6 | Indigestion Mixture | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sausages | 20 | - | 20 | Iodine, Tincture of | 1 | - | 1 |
| Spice (ground mixed) | 1 | - | 1 | Linctus | 2 | - | 2 |
| Sponge Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | Liniment of Turpentine | 1 | - | 1 |
| Spreads | 6 | - | 6 | Liquid Paraffin | 1 | - | 1 |
| Stuffing | 2 | - | 2 | Liquorice Powder | 5 | - | 5 |
| Suet | 6 | - | 6 | Medicated Sweets | 1 | - | 1 |
| Stewed Steak | 1 | - | 1 | Medicated Tablets | 6 | - | 6 |
| Tea | 6 | - | 6 | Milk of Magnesia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tomato Juice | 3 | - | 3 | Pills | 1 | - | 1 |
| Vinegar | 2 | - | 2 | Senna Pods | 1 | - | 1 |
| Welsh Rarebit | 1 | - | 1 | Wintergreen, Oil of | 4 | - | 4 |
| Carried forward | 156 | 23 | 179 | Totals | 203 | 23 | 226 |
| Article. | Informal or Formal. | Nature of adulteration or irregularity. | Observations. | Action. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | Formal | See below. | Prosecution (see below). | ||
| Sausages | Informal | Sold containing sulphite preservative equivalent to 220 parts per million sulphur dioxide without statutory declaration. | Vendor cautioned and notice properly displayed. | ||
| PROSECUT ION. Food and Drugs (Milk, Dairies and Artificial Cream) Act, 1950 | |||||
| Article | Offence. | Result. | |||
| Milk | Section 9. Having in possession for sale for human consumption milk certified on analysis to contain extraneous water to the extent of 38 per cent, and to be deficient in milk fat to the extent of 1 per cent. | Vendor fined £2 and Five Guineas costs. | |||