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 Bromley]
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| Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Serial No. 1053. | Reported to Committee. Matter drawn to attention of Importers. |
| Serial No. 1115. | ||
| (b) | Composition: Contained approximately 1% added water. | Formal sample taken, see Serial No. 116. |
| Serial No. 1116. | ||
| (b) | Composition: Contained approximately 2% added water. | Investigation of production. Producer warned. |
| (b) | Serial No. F.C. 164. | Reported to Committee. Dairy Company warned. |
| (b) | Serial No. 1050. | Reported to Committee. Bottlers warned. |
| (b) | Serial No. 1084. | Legal proceedings Vendor fined £50 with £6 19s. 6d. costs. |
| Serial No. 1055. | ||
| (c) | Composition: Moisture 16.4%. Slightly above the allowable maximum (16%). | Correspondence with Importers - Satisfactory. |
| Serial No. 1051. | ||
| (d) | Composition: Not more than 10% of the fat spread on the roll consisted of butter fat. | Repeat formal sampleSatisfactory. |
| Serial No. 1102. | ||
| (e) | Composition: Contained a small snail-Trichia Striolata, common on cultivated land in Britain. | Reported to Committee. Packers warned. |
| Serial No. 1085. | ||
| (f) | Composition: Contained a living full grown larva of the Mediterranean Flour Moth, Ephestia. | Reported to Committee. Distributor warned. |
| Serial No. 1052. | ||
| (f) | Composition: Contained a small fragment of die casting alloy (zinc with small amounts of aluminium and copper). | Reported to Committee. Baker warned. |