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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
(e) Serial No. F.C. 272. Portion of Bap Loaf. Composition: Contained two rodent droppings which showed evidence of having been baked in the loaf.Legal Proceedings. Baker fined £20 with £11 12s. Od. costs.
(f) Serial No. F.C. 264 Devon Sponge Sandwich. Composition: Contained a bird dropping.Legal Proceedings. Manufacturer fined £15 with £8 18s. 6d. costs.
(g) Serial No. F.C. 266. Rice. Composition: Contained mineral fragments about the size of rice grains.Investigated and reported to Committee. Warning letter to Millers.
(h) Serial No. 1955. Rum Truffles. Composition: Proof spirit 0.3 per cent. This amount does not justify the statement "For Sale to Adults only". A reasonable alcohol content for such a product would be 1.5 to 2.0 proof.Correspondence with Manufacturer. Label withdrawn.
(i) Serial No. F.C. 267. Soup Powder. Composition: Associated with the soup powder was a piece of rayon covered elastic 8/10 in. long and 3/16 in. wideInvestigated and reported to Committee. Attention of Manufacturers drawn to the matter.
(j) Serial No. 1883. Junior Egg and Bacon Breakfast. Composition: Organo Chlorine pesticides and BHC 12, Aldrin 13, Dieldrin 24 pp 109. The pesticide content is high for an infant food.Correspondence with Manufacturer.
(j) Serial No. F.C. 259. Cherries with Semolina. Composition: Contained a piece of glass measuring approximately 33 x 22 mm. overall and weighing 2.6 grams. It was similar to the glass of the sample jar.Packers fined £15 with £11 0s. 6d. costs.
(k) Serial No. F.C. 285. Pork Pie. Composition: Contained mould growth on the top surface of the crust.Legal Proceedings. Vendor fined £10 with
(a) Serial No. F.C. 287. Milk.£9 19s. 6d. costs.
Composition: Contained three small flakes of rust about the size of a pin's head in each case.Reported to Committee. Warning letter to Farmer.
(a) Serial No. F.C. 291. Milk. Composition: Adhering to the inner surface of the glass was a film of foreign matter 1 in. x j in. in diameter. It was composed of algal growth and some plantReported to Committee. Warning letter to Bottlers.