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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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ADULTERATED SAMPLES
| Article. | Formal or Informal. | Nature of Adulteration. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Dolls. | Informal. | Lead 11 parts per million. | Withdrawn from sale. |
| Chocolate Dolls. | „ | „ | „ „ |
| Milk. | „ | Formalin + 2% Fullers Earth. | Submitted by a member of the public. Wo action necessary. |
| Ice Cream. | „ | 3.1$ deficient in fat. | Formal sample genuine. |
| Tea, | „ | Contaminated With Creosote. | Consignment condemned. |
| Apricot Pulp. | „ | Excess of SO2 preservative. | Conditional release. |
| Canned Cooked Pork. | „ | Unpleasant flavour from lacquer of can. | Consignment condemned. |
| Ice Cream Powder. | „ | Contained rat droppings. | Used for animal food. |
| Chocolate. | „ | Rancid. | Packet destroyed. |
| Pork Sausages. | „ | 17½%deficient in meat. | Formal sample genuine. |
Ice Cream. 49 samples were examined chemically, one
informal sample being found deficient in fat. The Food
Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 19535 came into force on
1st June, 1953? and once again required Ice Cream to contain
not less than 5% Fat, 7%% Milk-Solids-not-Fat and 10$ Sugar.
The Methylene Blue Test of 39 samples of Ice Cream
resulted in only one being classed as Grade III and none as
Grade 17.
Milk. 201 samples were examined during the year, the
average composition of the samples being 3.54% Fat and 8.72$
Solids other than Fat.
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