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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
Woolwich 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following Table gives details of adulterated samples and the action taken in each case where the sample was formal.
Table N o . 4.
| Sample No. | Article. | Formal or Informal. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 593 | Camphorated Oil | Informal | Contained water, 1 per cent. | — |
| 602 | Cheddar Cheese | Informal | Fat deficient, being only 33.9 per cent, of the dry substance of the cheese. | — |
| 649 | Peppercorns | Informal | Contained pimento (allspice), 3.7 per cent. | — |
| 663 | Condensed Full Cream Milk, Sweetened | Informal | 3 per cent, deficient in milk-fat, and equivalent to only 11 pints of milk instead of lg pints, as declared. | — |
| 712 | Milk | Formal | 21 per cent, of the fat abstracted. | Vendor fined 20s. with 21s. costs. |
| 784 | Margarine | Informal | Incorrectly labelled. The wrapper was cut in half, only "Marga" in letters ¼ in. high remaining as a label. Other descriptive matter and a coupon were also printed on the half-wrapper. | — |
| 802 | Margarine | Informal | Incorrectly labelled. In addition to the word "Margarine,"other descriptive matter was printed on the wrapper. | |
| 802 | Margarine | Informal | Incorrectly labelled. In addition to the word "Margarine," other descriptive matter was printed on the wrapper. | — |
| 807 | Milk | Formal | 6 per cent, of the milk-fat abstracted. | — |
| 816 | Fruit Butter Grapefruit. | Informal | Contained 8 dead ants | — |
| 35 | Margarine | Informal | Incorrectly labelled. Other descriptive matter in addition to the word "Margarine" was printed on the wrapper. | — |
| 37 | Sweets — Rum and Butter Toffees. | Informal | Contained 8.3 per cent, of Margarine fat. | — |