[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch] page 35

Shoreditch 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

35.

Table: FOOD ADMINISTRATION (contd.).

Download table as:

FOOD ADMINISTRATION (contd.).

Details	Results	Action taken.
Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine B.P.C.	Proportion of Ammonia 44 per cent deficient	Stock withdrawn and returned to manufacturer. Letter sent to vendor and manufacturer.
Sausages	Contained Sulphur dioxide 80 p.p.m.	No action.Notice declaring that sausages contained
sausages	Contained Sulphur dioxide 200 p.p.m.	preservative was on show in both cases.
Blended Tea (2)	Contained lead 12 p.p.m.	Tea was re-blended and a further sample taken showed a lead content of 7 p.p.m.
Slice of bread	Contained a torn piece of cardboard which had been baked in it.	Warning letter to vendor. (one of two suppliers)
Bread (sliced)	Contained in each of the two slices where it had baked, a small piece of mauve cotton material.	Warning letter sent. Baker undertook to install flour sieve.
Buttered Rolls (3)	Consisted of rolls spread with margarine, or a mixture of margarine and butter.	Warning letters sent to offenders. General circular sent to all cafes and restaurants.
Ginger Root	Ginger was seriously damaged by mildew.	Agreed to exportation to Dublin to be processed for cattle fodder.
Medicinal Paraffin	Contained a small amount of water, fungus, sugar and aniseed,probably due to use of dirty bottle.	Further sample taken found to be genuine.
Bitter Beer Mild Beer	Samples had a sour taste due to acetous fermentation.	Brewer and publican warned Subsequent samples satisfactory.
Pineapple Flavouring	Contained Benzoic Acid 180 p.p.m.	Last of old stock - no formal sample obtainable. New stock satisfactory. Labelled "Milk Shake Cordial".
Gin	Contained excessive water 7.7 per cent	Publican prosecuted. Fined £15 and three guineas costs.
Ground nutmeg (2)	Contained 15% ground nutmeg shells	Retailer pleaded warranty.