[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham] page 23

Dagenham 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: Adulterated Samples, etc.

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Adulterated Samples, etc.

Serial No.	Article	Formal or Informal	Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity	Observations
2032	Milk	Formal	6% deficient in fat.	Milk sampled in course of delivery.
2035	Milk	Formal	7% deficient in fat.	Samples taken in course of de-livery — results referred to local Authority in whose area the farm is situate.
2037	Milk	Formal	1% deficient in fat.
2048	Milk, Channel Island	Formal	5% deficient in fat of the special standard of 4%.	Referred to Milk Division of the Ministry.
1198A	Fruit Pie	Informal	Contained a black weevil 3/8" in length which was well embedded in the pastry casing.	Manufacturers warned.
1199A	Bread, Pieces of	Informal	Contained foreign matter which was found to be cotton waste.	Vendor warned.
1211A	Pork Sausage	Informal	A portion of cooked sausage showed presence of small greyish black discoloured patches which were found to be iron.	Vendor warned.
1227A	Milk	Informal	Contained foreign matter and consisted mainly of fat. The bottle was discoloured due to small fragments of metallic iron adhering to the sides of the bottle.	Vendor warned.
1242A	Cherries (tinned)	Informal	Had an objectionable metallic smell and distinct metallic taste.	No action possible. (Unable to trace vendor.)
1250A	Fat	Informal	Had a dirty appearance due to the pre-, sence of miscellaneous dirt of the nature of quartz sand and coal dust.	Unable to prove for human consumption.