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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Serial No.ArticleFormal or InformalNature of Adulteration or IrregularityObservations
1182ASteak and Kidney PieIn formalContained a brush bristleWarning letter to manufacturer
1183ABreadInformalContained streaks of greyish foreign matter consisting of finely divided metallic aluminiumWarning letter to manufacturer
1194AMeat AdditiveInformalContained nicotinic acid and vitamin C and was submitted for examination following a number of cases of urticaria in people who had eaten minced beefUse prohibited
1195APork PieInformalContained a sliver of aluminiumWarning letter to manufacturer
1196ACorned BeefInformalContained a common green-bottle flyNo action
1218ABread (Bap)InformalContained foreign matter in the form of small masses of oily discoloured dough containing traces of atmospheric dustWarning letter to manufacturer
1282ANail in Potato ChipInformalCondition of nail consistent with it having been cooked in oil with chipsWarning letter to manufacturers
2716VermouthFormalContained 0.9% less proof spirit than the minimum stated strengthWarning letter to manufacturer
2809Pork SausagesFormal9% deficient in meatAssociation of Municipal Corporations are being asked to press for a standard meat content for Pork Sausages
2815Pork Sausage MeatFormalSlightly deficient in meat
2823Pork SausagesFormal9% deficient in meat
2826Pork SausagesFormal13% deficient in meat