[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking] page 85

Barking 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Sample No.	Article	Formal or Informal	Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity	Observations
403A	Bread	Informal	Contained a quantity of embedded paper or thin cardboard with blue printing and coloured illustration.	Legal Proceedings. Fined £50 and £10 costs.
404A	Milk from Churn	Informal	Contained fragments of iron rust and tiny particles of glass.	Legal Proceedings Fined £15 and 10 gns. Costs.
427A	Minced Beef and Onion with Gravy	Informal	Meat 42 per cent. Meat content low for article described as Minced Beef and Onion with Gravy.	Formal sample taken See No.136
449A	Milk	Informal	32 per cent. deficient in fat.	Formal sample taken this was satisfactory
132	Pork Sausages	Formal	Meat 65 per cent. Sulphur Dioxide 100 parts per million. No declaration of preservation.	Legal Proceedings. Fined £5 and 5 gns costs.
471A	Cream Horn	Informal	Contained a small piece of paper.	Legal Proceedings Absolute Discharge 5 gns. Costs.
472A	Cornish Pasty	Informal	In a mouldy condition	Legal Proceedings. Fined £50 and £10 costs.
473A	Milk	Informal	Streaks of earthy matter adhering to inside of bottle.	Referred to Borough of Newham. No further action.
474A	Loaf of Bread	Informal	Contaminated with specks of dirt.	Legal Proceedings Fined £35 and 5gns. Costs.
136	Minced Beef and Onion.	Formal	Meat 45 per cent. Meat content low for article described as Minced Beef and Onion with Gravy.	Warning letter to manufacturers.