Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Adulterated Samples, etc.—continued
Serial No. | Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations | |
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1345A | Bread | Informal | Showed 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. | |
1360A | Glycerine, Lemon and Honey Pastilles | Informal | Poor in respect of Glycerine content. | Manufacturers warned. Agreed to alter label. | |
1362A | Beef Roll | Informal | Consisted 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. | |
1372A | Milk | Informal | Inner surface of the bottle partly covered with masses of green algal growth. | Suppliers warned. | |
2123 | Oranges | Formal | Contained Thiourea Preservative | parts per million Juice 14 Peel 20 | |
2127 | Oranges | Formal | Juice 4 Peel 15 | Vendors warned. | |
2128 | Oranges | Formal | Juice <20 Peel 20 | ||
2129 | Oranges | Formal | Juice 6 Peel 15 | ||
2154 | Glucose, Lemon and Barley Powder | Formal | Ingredients 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. |