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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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency | Action Taken | ||
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83 | Milk, condensed | Exhibited a brown discolouration throughout due to a fault in manufacture. | |||
Article pure and wholesome and fit for human consumption. | Manufacturer informed. | ||||
70 | Synthetic Cream | Specification of ingredients on the label not satisfactory. | Packer informed and the necessary alteration to the labels was made forthwith. | ||
363 | Ice Cream | Contained only 4% of milk solids other than fat instead of not less than 7½%. | These three samples were from the same manufacturer, the samples were otherwise of good standard, containing an average of: | ||
341 | Ice Cream | Contained only 5% of milk solids other than fat instead of not less than 7½%. | |||
Fat | Total Sugars | Sucrose | |||
10.4% | 18.8% | 14.1% | |||
311 | Ice Cream | Contained only 5% of milk solids other than fat instead of not less than 7½%. | Enquiries from the responsible Local Authority revealed that the manufacturer was under a misapprehension regarding the required standard—further samples were taken and proved genuine. | ||
397 | Lollies, Ice | The ingredients were not specified on the label as is required by the Labelling of Food Order, 1950. | The Manufacturer was interviewed and undertook to have the ingredients overprinted on the Lolly Bags. | ||
470 | Meringue Mixture | Possessed an objectionable odour due to partial decomposition as a result of bacterial growth. | The Local Authority for the area in which this article was manufactured was communicated with. Stock was withdrawn from sale. | ||
296 | Milk | 1% deficient in milk solids other than milk fat. | Subsequent samples proved genuine. | ||
304 | Milk | Slightly deficient in milk solids other than milk fat. | Subsequent samples proved genuine. | ||
319 | South Devon Milk | Contained only 3.75% of butter fat instead of not less than 4%. | Circumstance reported to Ministry of Food. | ||
330 | Paste, Tomato, concentrated | Contained 4.0 grains of tin per pound. | Whole of wholesalers stock surrendered and destroyed. | ||
590 | Milk | 10% deficient in milk fat. | Official warning given by letter. |