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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

Stepney 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: FOOD & DRUGS ACT - Adulterated or unsatisfactory samples .

FOOD & DRUGS ACT - Adulterated or unsatisfactory samples .

Serial No.ArticleNature of Offence.Observations
D562Buttered Rolls.100% Margarine.£4-0-0 Fine
£2-4-0 Costs.
D564Buttered Rolls.100% Margarine.Case dismissed.
D307Cream Cheese.Soft cheese made from skinned milk .Informal.
A14Fish Paste.19.7% deficient in Fish.Informal.
A33Fish Paste.24.3% „ „Imported Food.
A182Fish Paste.16.3% „ „Do.
A190Pickled Herrings in Wine Sauce.Contained no Alcohol.Dismissed P.O.A.
£3-3-0 Costs .
A247Pickled Herrings in Wine Sauce.„ „£10-0-0 Fine
„ „£3-3-0 Costs.
A256Pickled Herrings in Wine Sauce.„ „Informal.
A257Pickled Herrings in Wine Sauce.Alcohol trace only.Informal.
C17Meat..Consisted of horseflesh.£20-0-0 Fine
£5-5-0 Costs.
B52Sausages.22.8% deficient in Meat.£5-0-0 Fine
£2-2-0 Costs.
B55Sausages.20.8% „ „£10-0-0 Fine
£2-4-0 Costs.
C43Sausages.23.0% „ „£5-0-0 Fine
£2-4-0 Costs.
D188Glauber's Salt.Water, 14.8%)Informal. Did not comply with the British Pharmacopoeia.
D404Glauber's Salt.„ 26.9%)
D405Glauber's Salt.„ 0.04%)
A25Calamine Lotion.Incorrectly labelled.Informal.
A26Do„ „Informal.
A30Do„ „Chemist notified.
A204Hydrogen Peroxide.Trace peroxide only.Informal.
A668Iodine Solution.57.6% deficient in Iodine.Informal.
A730Iodine Solution.55.2% „ „Caution.
A613Saccharin Tablets .21.6% deficient in Saccharin.Informal.
D38Sal Volatile.33.3% deficient in Ammonia.Informal.
D69Sal Volatile.11.4% „ „Caution.
D494Sal Volatile.72.0% „ „Informal.
D512Sal Volatile.67.0% „ „Caution.

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