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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
Barking 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Serial No. | Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332A | Orange Real Fruit Yoghurt | Informal | Fat....1.35 per cent. Should be described as "low fat" Yoghurt. | Formal sample taken. This was satisfactory. |
| 343A | Cornish Pasties | Informal | In a mouldy condition. | Legal proceedings Fined £25 and 10 gns costs. |
| 344A | Sliced Loaf | Informal | Contained a large beetle. | Legal proceedings. Fined £40 and 5 gns. costs. |
| 345A | Saveloy | Informal | Contained a 'skin' of ground meat heavily contaminated with iron. | Legal proceedings Fined £5 and £5 costs. |
| 346A | Milk | Informal | Foreign matter consisted of a mass of vegetable tissue and included pollen grains and some mould growth. | Legal proceedings. Fined £10 and £10 costs. |
| 369A | Sliced White Loaf | Informal | Contained flakes of iron rust. | Legal proceedings Fined £25 and 5gns. costs. |
| 379A | Cooked Chipped Potatoes | Informal | Contained earthy matter impregnated with cooking oil. | Legal proceedings. Fined £6 and £3 costs. |
| 38OA | Prunes | Informal | Had a slightly musty odour and flavour. | No action. |
| 381A | Chocolate Wafer | Informal | In a stale condition. | Legal proceedings. Fined £10 and 3gns. costs. |
| 382A | Milk | Informal | Contained mouldy milk solids. | Legal proceedings Fined £10 and £10 costs. |
| 386A | Confectionery (Nougat) | Informal | Contained Blue VRS, a colour not permitted by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations, 1966. | |
| 130 | Whisky | Formal | Proof Spirit..57.5 per cent. Contained 17.9 per cent. extraneous water. | Legal proceedings. Fined £25 and £5 costs. |