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

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Dagenham 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Adulterated Samples, etc.—continued

Serial No.ArticleFormal or InformalNature of Adulteration or IrregularityObservations
1345ABreadInformalShowed the presence of a blackish streak and smallish black masses of foreign material found to consist of dirty dough containing traces of oil and gritty material.Vendor warned.
1360AGlycerine, Lemon and Honey PastillesInformalPoor in respect of Glycerine content.Manufacturers warned. Agreed to alter label.
1362ABeef RollInformalConsisted of a satisfactory meat roll containing a small portion of added cereal but no declaration of the ingredients appeared on the label as is required by the Labelling of Food Order.Importers warned. New labels to be issued.
1372AMilkInformalInner surface of the bottle partly covered with masses of green algal growth.Suppliers warned.
2123OrangesFormalContained Thiourea Preservativeparts per million Juice 14 Peel 20
2127OrangesFormalJuice 4 Peel 15Vendors warned.
2128OrangesFormalJuice <20 Peel 20
2129OrangesFormalJuice 6 Peel 15
2154Glucose, Lemon and Barley PowderFormalIngredients stated in wrong order. Glucose Monohydrate given as principal constituent, whereas cane sugar was present in by far the greater proportion.Manufacturers warned. Labels to be altered.