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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
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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(c) Adulteration of Food. Food and Drugs Act,
1938.
The following table shows the number of samples taken during the year under review: —
| Year | No. of samples. | Adulterated. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal | Formal. | Informal. | |
| 1939 | 32 | — | — | |
| 1940 | 201 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 1941 | 175 | 78 | 2 | — |
| 1942 | 175 | 98 | 4 | 3 |
| 1943 | 158 | 105 | 3 | — |
| 1944 | 125 | 99 | 1 | — |
| 1945 | 141 | 113 | — | — |
Legal Proceedings.
1939. Nil.
1940. (1) Coffee. Adulterated 34.8% chicory. Case
dismissed. Vendor pleaded warranty.
(2) Coffee. Adulterated 35.0% chicory. Case
dismissed. Vendor pleaded warranty
(3) Milk. Adulterated 13.6% deficient in fat.
Fined £1 and £2 2s. 0d. costs.
(4) Milk. Adulterated 36% deficient in fat.
Fined £1 and £1 1s. 0d. costs.
(5) Milk. Adulterated 26.7% deficient in fat.
Fined £3 and £2 2s. 0d. costs.,
(6) Milk. Adulterated 19% deficient in fat.
Fined £2 and £2 2s. 0d. costs.
1941. (1) Beef Sausages. Contained 320 parts
phur dioxide per million. Fined £2 and
£2 2s. 0d. costs.
(2) Beef Sausages. Contained 172.9 parts sulphur
dioxide per million. Fined £2 and
£2 2s. 0d. costs.
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