London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1971
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 865A | White Medium Sliced Loaf | Informal | Contained fragments of a moth. | Insufficient evidence for legal proceedings. |
| 879A | Alpha-Bits | Informal | Insufficient iron and phosphorus to justify claims. Vitamin B1 not declared in correct form. | Imported Food. Future consignments will be prevented from entering the country unless labelling is amended. |
| 884A | Powder Nutramigen | Informal | Vitamin and minerals declared in form contrary to Labelling of Food Order 1953. | Imported Food. Future consignments will be prevented from entering the country unless labelling is amended. |
| 885A | Powder Sustagen | Informal | Vitamin and minerals declared in form contrary to Labelling of Food Order 1953. | Imported Food. Future consignments will be prevented from entering the country unless labelling is amended. |
| 889A | Bottle of Tablets | Informal | Bottle labelled '100 Soluble Aspirin Tablets' but was found to contain 16 Aspirin 300 mg tablets of the non-soluble variety. | Warning letter to manufacturer. |
| 923A | Christmas Pudding | Informal | Contained a small piece of plastic (polythene) material. | Insufficient evidence for legal proceedings. |
| 925A | Hosta (Sweets) | Informal | Contained a non-permitted red colouring matter. | Imported Food. Withdrawn from sale and destroyed, |
| 931A | Jumbo Loaf | Informal | Had a hollow in one end which extended through three slices due to a baking fault. | Warning letter to manufacturer. |