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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 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Nature of Unsatisfactory SampleRemarks
(S)Serial No. 2290. Blackcurrant Tart. Composition: Contained a piece of wood 28 mm. long which was in the tart when prepared.Reported to Committee. Matter drawn to attention of baking company.
(t)Serial No. 2242. Baby Marrows. Composition: The can, which had deteriorated internally, showed a high tin content (700 p.p,m.).Withdrawn from sale.
(q)Serial No. 2179. Tomato Paste. Composition: The paste contained 15 p.p.m. of lead, thus rendering it unfit for food.Correspondence with Importer. Withdrawn from sale.
(f)Serial No. 2220. Rum Baba. Composition: This product, which should be flavoured with rum, had an alcohol content of 0.02 per cent w/w (0.05 proof). This represents a negligible amount of rum.Product now relabelled "Baba" only.
(g)Serial No. 2258. Shredded Wheat. Composition: Contained a glass fragment. There was no evidence that it was in the food when processed.Reported to Committee. No further action taken (source of glass not ascertained).
(u)Serial No. 2117. Brandy Flavoured Butter. Composition: Contained only 0.7 per cent proof spirit. Not less than 1.5 per cent proof spirit is considered acceptable in order to justify this description.Correspondence with Manufacturers. Analyst advises unwise to proceed further.
(n)Serial No. 2277. Concentrated Orange Drink. Composition: The sugar content (44.8 per cent) did not accord with the description "triple concentrated".Correspondence with Manufacturer.
(v)Serial No. 2301. Lemon Flavouring. Composition: This essence was based on Lemon Grass and not on Lemon Oil as would be expected.Correspondence with Manufacturer.
(j)Serial No. 2236. Junior Fruit Dessert. Composition: This sample was examined for pesticide residues and contained Aldrin 0.04 p.p.m., which is higher than the acceptable figure of 0.02 p.p.m. for baby foods.Correspondence with Manufacturer.
(k)Serial No. 2498. Stewed Steak. Composition: Meat 62 per cent as opposed to 70 per cent declared.Withdrawn from sale.