[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham] page 24

Dagenham 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: Adulterated Samples, etc.-continued.

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Adulterated Samples, etc.-continued.

Serial No.	Article	Formal or Informal	Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity	Observations
1013A	Egg Roll	Informal	Showed small areas of surface discolouration probably due to the knife used to cut the roll.	Vendor warned.
1014A	Fairy Cake	Informal	Contained a small foreign body found to consist of coal dust.	Manufacturer warned.
1035A	Bread	Informal	Contained a number of small greyish' black nodules.	No action. Insufficient evidence.
1052A	Bread	Informal	Contained discoloured areas due to the presence of partly charred bread mixed with dough.	Manufacturer warned.
1053A	Bread	Informal	Contained a mass of foreign matter embedded in the bottom of the loaf consisting of insect web, a dead beetle, parts of insect pupae and eggs.	Manufacturer warned.
1739	Pork Sausages	Formal	5% deficient in meat.	Manufacturer warned.
1745	Sausages (containing Bacon)	Formal	7½% deficient in meat.	Manufacturer warned.
1756 1766	Milk Milk	Formal Formal	9% deficient in fat 6% deficient in fat	"Appeal to Cow samples taken.
1774	Thyme	Formal	Contained 3.8% of sand.	Vendor warned. Remainder of stock withdrawn.
1830	Ice Cream	Formal	26% deficient in fat.	Vendor prosecuted.