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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
Bromley 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The following tabulation shows details of adulterated samples and action taken:
| Coffee | " 48.5% '' '' | do. | |
| Warm milk | " 21.4% of added water. | Pined 40/-and 12/6 costs. | |
| Warm milk | 28.3% deficient in fat. | Fined 40/-and 12/6 costs. | |
| Warm milk | 12.3% '' '' '' | Vendor cautioned. | |
| Milk | Contained 32.3% of added . water | Fined £5. | £3.11/-costs . |
| Milk | '' 45.0% '' '' | Fined £5. | |
| Warm milk | 31.0% deficient in fat and contained 12.4% of added water. | Fined 20/-and 12/6 costs. | |
| Warm milk | 21.3% deficient in fat. | Fined 20/-and 12/6 costs. | |
| Warm milk | 7.3% '' '' '' | Vendor cautioned. | |
| Warm milk | 7.6% '' '' '' | do. | |
94 per cent of all samples were certified genuine, and,
apart from the above irregular samples, the milks sola wore
of good quality. The Public Analyst, commenting on the
General lack of concentrated feeding stuffs, observes that
the result is a diminished yield, but a milk of richer
quality than normal.
As a result of war conditions many types of food
substitutes have appeared on the market, which, entails more
work and vigilance on the part of the Food Inspectors in