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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
Chislehurst 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| Spaghetti (Tinned) | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Spices | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| Spirits | 6 | — | — | — |
| Suet (Shredded) | 5 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | 3 | — | — | — |
| Tea | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| Vegetable Marrow | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 144 | 124 | 3 | 23 |
| Serial No | Article | Formal/ Informal | Nature of adulteration etc. | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q.49 | Bread | Informal | Contained lubricating oil and a small piece of dirty cotton wool. | Firm prosecuted and fined £30 with costs. |
| Q.50 | Bread | do. | Contained an ½" length of course thread of either string or sacking. | Warning letter sent to baker. New sieve installed. |
| Q.63 | Bread | do. | Contained lubricating oil. | Firm prosecuted and fined £30 with costs. |
| R.4 | Bread | do. | Contained foreign material of nature of coal. | Warning letter sent to Baking Company. |
| R.12 | Bread (Wholemeal) | do. | Base of loaf was contaminated by bakehouse "char." | ditto. |
| R.19 | Bread | do. | Contained charred dough. | ditto. |
| R.20 | Bread (Wholemeal) | do. | Contained three Rodent droppings. | Baker prosecuted. Fined £15 with £3 3s. costs. |
| S.60 | Bread | do. | Contained needle, but not possible to ascertain whether needle had been baked in loaf. | No action. |
| R.42 | Bread Roll | do. | Contained slight traces of "bakery char." | Warning letter sent to Baking Company. |
| Q.84 | Hot Cross Bun | do. | Contained three small fragments of stone. | ditto. |
| Q.64 | Cheese Spread | do. | Of poor commercial quality. | Manufacturers have withdrawn stock and altered method of manufacture. |
| R.61 | Chewed Cream Horn Cake | do. | Nasty taste due to oxidative rancidity of the fat. | Matter drawn to attention of baker. |
| R.100 | Creamed Rice Milk Pudding | do. | Contained 10% added water. | Manufacturers informed. No legal standard. |