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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Article | Nature of Adu/teration or Defic iency | Remarks | ||
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Milk (cont. ) Sample No. 9 | 13$ deficient in milk fat and ?$ deficient in milk solids other than fat. | Freezi ng po i nt did no t indicate the | These samples were part of a consign-ment. The average mil k fats and sol ids of the consignment was wi thi n the legal standards. | |
" " 10 | Slightly deficient in milk solids other than milk fat. | |||
" "12 | 15? deficient in milk fat and 2$ deficient in mi 1k solids other than fat. | presence of added water | ||
" " 160 | Contained in an unclean bottle | The vendor was given an official warni ng. | ||
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" " 168 | Contained in an unclean bottle and the milk was contaminated with dried up milk residue mould growth and green al qal growth. | |||
" " 169 | Contained in an unclean bottle | |||
" " 170 | and the milk was contaminated with dried up milk residue and mould growth. | |||
Pi neapple, si i ces | Not of ordinary commercial quality both slices and syrup being abnormally dark in colour. | The stock from which this sampl e was taken was examined, the contents of al 1 other tins examined were found to be of a normal composition. The Importer's attehtion was drawn to the circumstance. | ||
Port | Consisted of water coloured with caramel. | Vendor prosecuted -Conviction recorded but Court of the opinion "that it is inexpedient to i nfl i ct puni shment". | ||
Sausage, Pork | Contained only 30? of meat instead of a minimum of 65$. | Manufacturers prosecuted - convicted and fined £2. | ||
Sausage, Pork (Preserved) | Contained only 55$ of meat instead of a minimum of 65$, and contained 560 ppm of sulphur dioxide instead of a maximum of 450 ppm. | Vendor warned | ||
Sausage, Pork (Preserved) | Contained only 60$ of meat instead of a maximum of 65$. | Vendor warned | ||
Soya Flour | The sample was rancid and quite unfit for human consumption. | Vendor prosecuted -convicted and fined £5 wi td £3.3s. Od. costs. |