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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| Serial No. | Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1272A | Cake | Informal | Contained a blackish foreign body which was found to consist of a mass of caramelised or burnt crumbs. | Vendor informed. |
| 1275A | Dried Herbs | Informal | Contained 3.34% sand. | Formal sample unable to be taken—stock at retail shops exhausted. |
| 1296A | Processed Cheese | Informal | Had a strong smell due to growth of microorganisms. Out of condition. | Vendor warned. |
| 1297A | Bread | Informal | Contained black stria-tions due to presence of fragments of burnt bread. | Vendor informed. |
| 1305A | Corned Beef | Informal | Contained the head portion of a beetle. | Vendor warned. |
| 1324A | Cake | Informal | The filling of this cake was in a mouldy condition. No longer suitable for human consumption. | Vendor warned. |
| 1325A | Bun | Informal | Contained a drawing pin. | Vendor warned. |
| 1323 A | Cheese Roll | Informal | Contained a small black foreign body consisting of a mass of charred or burnt dough. | Vendor informed. |
| 1328 A | Milk | Informal | Contained foreign matter in the form of a "milk skin" containing masses of mould growth. | Vendor warned. |
| 1329A | Glucose, Lemon and Barley Powder | Informal | Ingredients stated in wrong order. Glucose Monohydrate given as principal constituent whereas cane sugar was present in by far the greater proportion. | Formal sample taken—see N o. 2154. |
| 1344A | Loaf of Bread | Informal | Contained greyish black foreign bodies consisting of compact masses of mould growth and flour. | Vendor warned. |