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 Erith]
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(a) The following samples were procured during the yea' and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis with results as follows:—
Article | Adulterated | Intermediate | Genuine | No. of Samples |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | - | 1 | 18 | 19 |
Spices and Herbs | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Sauce | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Cream | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Medicines | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Beverages | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Fruit drinks | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Canned and dried fruit | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Sausages | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Sweets and Confectionery | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Fish and fish paste | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Meat and meat paste | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Biscuits | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Canned and dried vegetables | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Sponge and cake mixtures | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Milk puddings | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Cheese and other spreads | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Pontefract cakes | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Senna granules | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Mincemeat | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Ice Cream | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nipits | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Christmas puddings | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Angelica | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Marzipan | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Soup | - | 1 | — | 1 |
Browning | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Preserves | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Flour | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Marmite | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Custard powder | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Bread | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Salad cream | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Vinegar | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Butter | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Margarine | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Pickles | - | — | 1 | 1 |
Lemon curd tart | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Condensed milk | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Mustard | - | — | 1 | 1 |
Parrish's food | - | — | 1 | 1 |
Sweetening pellets | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Fruit pie | - | — | 1 | 1 |
- | 6 | 113 | 119 |
With regard to the 6 Intermediate reports, warning letters
were sent to the food retailers concerned.
The milk samples had an average fat content of 3.7%
and 8.72% solids not fat.