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 Croydon]
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Adulteration or
No. Sample. Deficiency. Remarks.
722. Mustard No notice of admix- Vendor removed before re-
ture given. Sample suit of sample came to
contained 20 per hand. Vendor and Manu-
cent. of wheaten facturer could not be
flour. traced.
820. Beef Sausage Contained a trace of Vendor warned. Further
boric acid—too sample proved genuine,
small to admit of
quantitive determination.
642. Malt Vinegar Sample was an arti- Sold as malt vinegar in
ficial vinegar, con- error. Explanation ac-
sisting of dilute cepted and warning
acetic acid, given. Further sample
coloured and proved genuine,
flavoured.
966. New Milk 8 per cent, deficient See Samples 969 and 971
in fat. below.
968. New Milk 2 per cent, deficient Vendor warned. Further
in fat. sample proved genuine.
£>69. New Milk 6 per cent, deficient Taken subsequently in the
in fat. course of delivery. Warn-
971. New Milk 2 per cent, deficient ing given. Further sample
in fat. i proved genuine.
1077. Boiled Sweets Contained sulphur Matter take up with manu-
dioxide 0.007 per facturers and warning
cent. Equal to 70 given,
parts per million
by weight.
77. Boiled Sweets Contained sulphur Matter take up with manu-
dioxide 0.019 per facturers and warning
cent. Equal to 190 given,
parts per million
by weight.
1147. New Milk 6 per cent, of added Proceedings taken and con-
water. viction secured. Vendor
fined £5 and costs of
£1 5s. 6d. incurred.
1187. New Milk 2 per cent, of added Further sample proved
waiter. genuine. Vendor warned.
28. Grade "A" Milk 19 per cent, of added Consignor prosecuted and
waiter. conviction secured. Fined
£2 and costs of £1 16s.
incurred.
29. Grade "A" Milk 11 per cent, of added From same consignor as
water. Sample 28. Proceedings
taken and conviction secured.
Fined £2 and
costs of £1 16s. incurred.
187. N'?w Milk 14 per cent, deficient Vendor proceeded against.
in fat. Conviction secured.
Fined £5 5s. and costs of
£4 19s. incurred.