[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham] page 25

Dagenham 1957

[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
280A	Beer	Informal	Contained mould growth	Warning letter
282A	Flour	Informal	49% deficient in creta preparata	Formal sample satisfactory
299A	Milk	Informal	Contained multi-coloured fibres and minute fragments of burnt milk
300A	Milk	Informal	Contained fragments of straw and traces of burnt milk
301A	Milk	Informal	Contained bluish and purple fibres
305A	Milk	Informal	Contained a few cotton fibres and minute black specks, also some minute black globules of oily matter	These were a series of samples of school milk from one supplier
306A	Milk	Informal	Contained a few cotton fibres and minute black specks, also some minute black globules of oily matter
307A	Milk	Informal	Contained a few minute black specks and some minute black globules of oily matter.
304A	Bread Roll Buttered	Informal	Contained foreign matter consisting of burnt or charred dough	Warning letter
320A	Cherry Mineral Water	Informal	Had a nasty objectionable smell and contained a substantial amount of yeasts in suspension	Warning letter
322A	Bread	Informal	Contained two very small rodent excreta	Manufacturer prosecuted Fined £10
323A	Cake	Informal	Contained a pin.	No action. Insufficient evidence that pin emanated from the source alleged.
324A	Milk	Informal	Contained mould growth on bottom of bottle.	Warning letter
359A	Bread	Informal	Contained foreign matter in the form of small masses of earth	Warning letter
2350	Whisky	Formal	Contained 1 % added water	Warning letter
2354	Whisky	Formal	Contained 2.4% added water	Warning letter
2386	Shredded Beef Suet	Formal	0.8% deficient in fat	Further sample satisfactory
2447	Non brewed Condiment	Formal	17% deficient in acetic acid	Warning letter