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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
Croydon 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 57 | Table Jelly (Informal) | Contaminated with mould growth and of low setting quality. | Manufacturers warned. |
| 600 | Table Jelly (Informal) | This jelly was of low setting quality. | |
| 97 | Table Jelly (Formal) | The article failed to comply with the setting test prescribed | |
| 108 | Lolly Fruit Ice (Informal) | Saccahrin was not specified as one of the ingredients on the label printed on the container in which this article was sold. | Referred to Ministry. Manufacturers agreed to relabel article. |
| 107 | Lolly Juice (Informal) | The ingredients of this ice lolly liquor were stated to be sugars, real fruit juice and oil, flavouring and colouring, citric acid and stabiliser, but did not include sacchrin. | |
| 71 | Meat Pie (Formal) | The lean meat of this sample is no more than one-thirty-third of the total weight of pastry plus filling, and the ratio of fat to lean meat is excessive. As a result, the filling of this pie is not recognisable as meat filling, but has the appearance of a semi-liquid light coloured pulp. | Whilst there is no standard for this article the manufacturers were interviewed and informed of the result of this sample. |
| 139 | Channel Island Milk (Formal) | Contained only 3.44% butter fat instead of not less than 4%. | Referred to Ministry of Food. |
| 114 | Piccalilli ... (Formal) | The ingredients of this article were not specified in the correct order in that the malt vinegar is included at the end of the list instead of at the beginning. | Referred to Ministry of Food. |
| 58 | Sodium Citrate Tablets (Informal) | These tablets consisted of ½gr. tablets of ephedrine hydrochloride. | Vendor prosecuted: pleaded warranty successfully — Manufacturers fined £10 with 20 guineas costs. |
| 309 | Sugar (Informal) | Contaminated with 1.0% of carbonate of soda. Unfit for human consumption. | Vendors warned. Repeat samples found to be satisfactory. |
| 310 | Sugar (Informal) | Contaminated with 1.6% of carbonate of soda. Unfit for human consumption. | |
| 457 | Iodine, Tincture of | Contained 14% excess of Iodine and 16% excess of Potassium Iodide. | Remainder of stock withdrawn from sale. |