London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Dagenham 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Adulterated Samples, etc.—continued.

Serial NumberArticleFormal or InformalNature of Adulteration or IrregularityObservations
103Parsley, Thyme & Lemon ForcemeatFormalContained no lemon or lemon flavouringVendor cautioned.
181aParsley, Thyme &Lemon StuffingInformalYielded nocvidence of any appreciable quantity of lemon or lemon flavouringVendor warned
11SausagesFormalConsisted of pre served sausages containing 150 parts per million sulphur dioxideVendor warned
17SausagesFormalConsisted of preserved sausages containing 50 parts per million sulphur dioxideVendor warned
479SausagesFormalConsisted of preserved sausages containing 300 parts per million sulphur dioxideVendor warned
189 aSausage MeatInformalConsisted not of sausage meat but of minced meatInformation passed to Food Executive Officer
_Jelly CrystalsInformalJelly prepared according to directions failed to set owing to poor grade gelatineVendor cautioned
108GelatineFormalContained traces of arsenic amounting to 7 parts per million or l/20th grain per lb.Vendor cautioned
166aFlourInformalConsisted of wheat-en flour containing an admixture of 18% of cream of TartarWithdrawn from sale
174 aPepperInformalConsisted not of pepper but of ground gingerVendor warned