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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
Hornchurch 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| Sample No. | ARTICLE | Sample obtained formally, in formally or from com-plainant. | Nature of adulteration or irregularity | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.854 | Channel Island Milk | Formally | 7.5% deficient in fat of the special standard of 4% | Referred to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Milk Division) for their attention. |
| F.860 | Bread and Buttei | Formally | Fat consisted not of butter but of Margarine | Legal proceedings instituted. Cafe proprietor fined £5 at Romford Police Court. |
| F.852 | Margarine | Formally | Stated to contain 25% dairy cream but no statement of the butter content given on the label | Council considered labelling unsatisfactory and referred the matter to Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (Food Standards and Hygiene Div.) for formal action. |
| Inf.805 | Rum & 1 Butter Toffees | Informally | Contained insufficient but-terfat to justify the description Butter Toffees | Matter considered by Council and warning given to Vendor — toffees were correctly labelled but the show card omitted the word "Flavoured." Vendor withdrew unsatisfactory show card. |
| Cpt.808 | Whole- 1 meal Loaf. | [nformally | Contained two dozen small foreign bodies consisting of hard baked dough | Matter considered by Council—Baker/ Vendor warned. |
| Tnf.814 | Almond ] Oil | [nformally | (Contained an excessive quantity of free fatty acids | Remaining stock destroyed. Warning sent by Council to Chemist concerned. |
| Cpt.832 | Bread | [nformally | Contained a cockroach and mass of mouldy dough | Warning sent by Council to baker concerned. |