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Penge 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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Article No.
Bitter Beer 2
Blackcurrant Conserve 1
Blackcurrant Drink 1
Bronchial Mixture 1
Cayenne Pepper 2
Chest and Lung Balsam 1
Chocolate Sponge Mix 1
Chop Sauce 1
Coffee and Chicory 1
Cold and Influenza Mixture 1
Cocoa 1
Corned Beef 1
Cough Linctus 1
Currants 1
Custard Powder 2
Dequadin Lozenges 1
Devon Butter 1
Dijex Tablets 1
Dyspepsia Tablets 1
English Cheddar Cheese 1
Febs 1
Fresh Cream 1
Fruit Flavoured Drink 1
Gin 4
Ginger Beer Shandy 1
Glycerine, Lemon & Honey 1
Glycerine of Thymol 1
Grapefruit 1
Greengage Jelly 1
Ice Cream 4
Instant Coffee 2
Jardox 1
Juices 1
Lemons 1
Lemon Curd 1
C/Fd.
Article No.
b/f 45
Lemon Shandy 2
Liqua Fruta Medica 1
Linseed, Liquorice and
Chlorodyne Lozenges 1
Margarine with 10% Butter 1
Mikky 1
Milk 30
Mixed Fruit 1
Mixed Fruit Jam 1
New Formula Owbridges 1
New Zealand Cheddar Cheese 1
Nipits 1
Non-brewed Condiment 1
Oranges 2
Orange Crush 1
Orange Drink 5
Oriental Tea Tips 1
Pearl Barley 1
Penetral Cough Syrup 1
Pickled Onions 1
Plain Flour 1
Pure Pork 1
Rice 1
Rum 2
Scorvite 1
Self-Raising Flour 1
Stoned Raisins 1
Sultanas 1
Sweet Chutney Pickle 1
Table Jelly - Lemon Flavour 1
T.C.P. Throat Pastilles 1
Tea 2
Vinegar - Pure Malt 3
Whisky 4.
Total 120
Summary
Milks 30
Drugs 18
Spirits 10
Other samples 62
120
All the above samples were satisfactory with the
exception of the following:-
Sample of
Fruit Flavoured Drink
Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne Pepper
Analysis
Labelling ambiguous
Copper content slightly
high.
Ash content slightly
above allowable maximum)
Action taken
Manufacturers agreed to
redesign label
Manufacturers written to.
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