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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

Bromley 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Nature of Unsatisfactory SampleRemarks
Serial No. 3098
(s)Canned Peas Composition: The snail associated with the peas was discovered after the peas had been cooked and it was not possible to establish if the snail had been canned with the peas.Matter investigated. Warning letter to canners.
Serial No. 3130
(o)Bread Composition: The crumb of the loaf and of the accompanying fragments were stained with iron and mineral oil.Matter investigated. Foreign matter relatively small. Warning letter to bakers.
Serial No. 3149
(o)Bread Composition: The foreign matter in the slice of bread was part of a blue paper label. A small fragment of similar material was detected in an adjacent slice.Matter investigated. Foreign matter relatively small. Warning letter to bakers.
Serial No. 3131
(o)Bread Composition: The soiled area of the dough gave positive reactions for iron and mineral oil.Matter investigated. Foreign matter relatively small. Warning letter to bakers.
Serial No. 3099
(o)Bread Composition: The dark matter consisted of charred dough together with mineral oil and particles of iron which had probably derived from the bakehouse machinery.Matter investigated. Warning letter to baker.
Serial No. 2990
(°)Bread Composition: Examination of the discoloured fragments found in the loaf indicated that they had derived from the slicing of the loaf, being charred crust.Matter investigated. No further action.
Serial No. 2908
(o)Bread Composition: The larva is that of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio Molitor) and it has been heated.Legal proceedings. Baker fined £40 with £5 5s. 0d. costs.
Serial No. 3046
(o)Bread Composition: Embedded in the crumb of the loaf was a folded waterproof dressing. Examination indicated that the dressing had been baked in the loaf.Difficulty over evidence precluded proceeding. Warning letter to bakers.