[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich] page 13

Woolwich 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 4—continued.

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TABLE No. 4—continued.

Sample No.	Article.	Formal or Informal.	Result of Analysis.	Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action.
57	Margarino	Informal	Incorrectly labelled. Other descriptive matter in addition to the word "Margarine "was printed on the wrapper.	—
68	Milk	Formal	5 per cent, of the milk fat abstracted.	Ordered to pay 12s. 0d. costs.
92	Blackcurrant Jam— Full Fruit Standard.	Informal	Contained not more than 18 per cent, of blackcurrant fruit.	—
96	Malt Vinegar "(Pure, Finest Quality).	Informal	Contained not less than 30 per cent, of unmalted or artificial Vinegar.	—
101	Margarine	Informal	Incorrectly labelled. Other descriptive matter in addition to the word "Margarine" was printed on the wrapper.	—
103	Glac£ Fruits	Informal	Consisted of sugar - coated jellies, coloured and flavoured to represent fruits.	—
105	Celery Cheese	Informal	Contained 12.1 per cent, of Fat, corresponding to a deficiency of 51 per cent.	—
120	Glauber's Salt	Informal	Consisted of effloresced Glauber's Salt, equivalent to 116-2 per cent, or crystalline sodium sulphate.	—
121	Glauber's Salt	Informal	Consisted of effloresced Glauber's Salt, equivalent to 113-7 per cent, of crystalline sodium sulphate.	—
150	Blackcurrant Jam— Full Fruit Standard.	Formal	Contained not more than 23 per cent, of blackcurrant	Stock withdrawn from sale.
151	Natural Orange Squash.	Informal	Consisted of a mixture of sugar, citric acid and water, with not more than 20 per cent, of orange juice, and coloured red with an artificial dye and preserved with 260 parts per million of sulphur dioxide.	—
198	Grey Powders (3 years)	Informal	Consisted of 12 powders of an average weight of 1.90 grains, containing:— Mercury, 6 per cent.; Chalk, 16 per cent.; Milk Sugar, 78 per cent.	—