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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

Erith 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Table: E(4) Food and Drugs Act, 1955. Sections 2 and 91.(a) The following samples were procured during the yea' and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis with results as follows:—

E(4) Food and Drugs Act, 1955. Sections 2 and 91.

(a) The following samples were procured during the yea' and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis with results as follows:—

ArticleAdulteratedIntermediateGenuineNo. of Samples
Milk-11819
Spices and Herbs——44
Sauce——55
Cream——22
Medicines——33
Beverages——44
Fruit drinks——88
Canned and dried fruit——77
Sausages——44
Sweets and Confectionery——55
Fish and fish paste——22
Meat and meat paste——88
Biscuits——22
Canned and dried vegetables——44
Sponge and cake mixtures——33
Milk puddings——33
Cheese and other spreads——44
Pontefract cakes——11
Senna granules——11
Mincemeat——11
Ice Cream——22
Nipits——11
Christmas puddings——22
Angelica——11
Marzipan——11
Soup-1—1
Browning——11
Preserves——22
Flour——11
Marmite——11
Custard powder——11
Bread—3—3
Salad cream——11
Vinegar——11
Butter——11
Margarine——22
Pickles-—11
Lemon curd tart—1—1
Condensed milk——11
Mustard-—11
Parrish's food-—11
Sweetening pellets——11
Fruit pie-—11
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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.