Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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W.177 Evaporated separated milk and vegetable fat | Formal | Contained 21.2 per cent, of milk solids not fat, and not 23.39 per cent, as stated on the label. | Matter taken up with manufacturers. |
W.157 Evaporated separated milk and vegetable fat | Formal | Contained 20.95 per cent, of milk solids not fat, and not 23.39 per cent, as stated on the label. | Matter taken up with manufacturers. |
W.124 Milk (Past.) | Informal | Contained a dead fly which had not been subject to heat. | No action taken. |
W.165 Raisins | Formal | Excessively gritty. | Packers informed. Stock withdrawn from sale. Further samples satisfactory. |
W.138 Scotch Bap | Informal | Contained a fragment of candied peel. | Warning letter sent to bakery. |
W.231 Bread | Informal | Hole in side of loaf. | Public Analyst reported no rodent hairs detected. No further action taken. |
W.237a Bread | Informal | Contained galvanised iron wire. | Vendors fined £15 and 7 guineas costs. |
W.210 Bread | Informal | Contained part of small moth. | Manufacturers warned. |
W.233 Pork Chipolatas | Formal | Fat slightly in excess of lean meat content. | No legal standard. Manufacturers attention drawn to sample matter. |
W.202 Eggs | Informal | Stale and contents putrid. | Vendors fined £20 and 5 guineas costs. |
W.189 Milk | Informal | Mould on inside of bottle. | Warning letter sent to Vendors. |