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 | |
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Serial No. 1535. | ||
(i) | Composition: Contained preservative (250 p.p.m.) which had not been declared. | Vendor now exhibiting permanent preservative notice. |
Serial No. 1435. | ||
(a) | Composition: Showed an area of mould growth on the meat filling. | Legal proceedings. Vendors fined £20 with £12 9s. Od. costs. |
Serial No. 1531. | ||
(a) | Composition: Meat content 8%. Acceptable minimum 12.5%. | Correspondence with Manufacturers. Recipe altered to give 12.5% meat content. |
Serial No. 1349. | ||
(n) | Composition: Chicken 76%. Acceptable minimum 80%. | Correspondence with Importers. Order given to overseas supplier to increase meat content to 80%. |
Serial No. 1479. | ||
(n) | Composition: Chicken 76%. Acceptable minimum 80%. | Manufacturer has now increased meat content to 84%. |
Serial No. 1421. | ||
(b) | Composition: Small areas of discolouration on the inner surface of the bottle due to the presence of mould, denatured milk and general debris. | Legal proceedings. Bottlers fined £80 with £7 0s. lOd. costs. |
Serial No. 1384. | ||
(b) | Composition: Foreign matter consisting of decayed wood fragments. | Reported to Committee. Bottlers warned. |
Serial No. 1400. | ||
(b) | Composition: Foreign matter consisting of denatured milk. | Reported to Committee. Dairy Company warned. |
Serial No. 1522. | ||
(b) | Composition: Contained crystals of magnesium sulphate (Epsom Salts) adhering to the inner surface of the glass. | The Salts had been added subsequent to delivery of the milk and the Suppliers were in this matter blameless. |