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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 1355. | ||
| (b) | Composition: Butter fat 19.6%. This article could not be whipped to a stiff consistency in the laboratory in spite of the pictorial suggestion on the label that it could. | Labels reprinted to satisfactory standard. |
| Serial No. 1269. | ||
| (b) | Composition: The moisture content (5.2%) was slightly in excess of the 5% maximum permitted by the Dried Milk Regulations. | Correspondence with Manufacturers - Satisfactory. |
| Serial No. 1324. | ||
| (o) | Composition: Moisture 43.4%, Fat on the dry matter 46.8%. The Cheese Regulations require not more than 43% water and not less than 48% fat in the dry matter. | Correspondence with Manufacturers. Repeat sample satisfactory. |
| Serial No. 1399. | ||
| (p) | Composition: Contained a snail which had undergone a heating process. | Proceedings. Conditional discharge for 12 months. Costs of £12 9s. Od. awarded to Council. |
| Serial No. 1381. | ||
| (q) | Composition: The dark material associated with the peas consisted of composted vegetable matter. | Matter drawn to attention of Packer and reported to Committee. |
| Serial No. F.C. 187. Bread. | ||
| (f) | Composition: Fragments of grey cardboard were embedded in the crumb. | Reported to Committee. Baker warned. |
| Serial No. F.C. 219. | ||
| (f) | Composition: Lengths of string; one 9 cm. and the other 7.5 cm. long were found in the loaf. | Reported to Committee. Baker warned. |
| Serial No. F.C. 201. | ||
| (f) | Composition: Short lengths of string were present in four slices. | Legal proceedings Baker fined £30 with £12 9s.Od. costs. |
| Serial No. F.C. 185. | ||
| (f) | Composition: The dough had become soiled with iron and mineral oil. | Legal proceedings. Baker fined £15 with £9 6s. 1. costs. |
| Serial No. F.C. 206. | ||
| (f) | Composition: The dough had become soiled with iron and mineral oil. | Reported to Committee. Baker warned. |