London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Dagenham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Adulterated Samples, etc.
| Serial No. | Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 709A | Bread | Informal | Contained foreign matter. | Vendor warned. |
| 725A | Milk | Informal | Contained blood. | Vendor warned. |
| 769A | Flour | Informal | Slight taint suggestive of a chlorphenolin disinfectant. | Vendor warned. |
| 791A | Milk | Informal | Sour taste due to acidity. | No action necessary. |
| 792A | Bread | Informal | Contained fragments of dirty dough containing traces of mineral oil. | Vendor warned. |
| 794A | Bread | Informal | Contained a dead maggot, a larval case and web. | Vendor warned |
| 801A | Milk | Informal | Contained 30 per cent, added water. | No action possible. |
| 821A | Bread | Informal | Contained a brownish black mass of dirty dough. | Vendor warned. |
| 822A | Bread | Informal | Contained discoloured patches due to stale dough. | Vendor warned. |
| 823A | Buttered Bun | Informal | Contained a thumbnail—not baked in bun. | Complainant informed. |
| 824A | Bread | Informal | Contained brownish black mass of dirty dough. | Vendor warned. |
| 851A | Bread | Informal | Tainted with mineral oil. | Vendor warned. |