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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514A | Currants | Informal | Contained a pin | No action. |
| 515A | Sliced Wrapped Loaf | Informal | Contained three glass fragments. | Legal Proceedings. Pleaded Not Guilty Case dismissed. |
| 516A | Butter | Informal | Contained a piece of cotton and traces of atmospheric dust or dirt. | Warning letter. |
| 517A | Sausages | Informal | Had small aggregates of dried blood on surface | No further action. |
| 518A | Fresh Cream and Jam Sponge | Informal | Contained a house fly. | Legal Proceedings. Fined £15. and £10 costs. |
| 519A | Bread | Informal | Contained a foreign body in the form of a piece of rubber. | Legal Proceedings. Fined £30. and £10. costs. |
| 520A | Uncut White Loaf | Informal | Contained a nail. | Legal Proceedings Fined £75 and £10 costs. |
| 522A | Small Loaf 'Seedy' | Informal | Contained a piece of cotton wool. | Legal Proceedings Fined £75 and £10 costs. |
| 539A | Loaf of Bread | Informal | Contained discoloured dough contaminated with iron. | Legal Proceedings Fined £30 and 10 gns. costs. |
| 540A | Chopped Pork and Ham. | Informal | Contaminated with fragment of iron rust | Legal Proceedings Fined £20 and £10 costs. |
| 541A | Creamed Rice | Informal | Consisted of a glass splinter weighing 21.5mg. | Legal Proceedings Manufacturers pleaded guilty. Given absolute discharge £10 costs. |