[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich] page 36

Woolwich 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Sample No.	Article.	Formal or Informal.	Result of Analysis.	Result of legal proceedings or other action.
11	Lemon Cheese (Lemon Curd).	Formal	Contained fat 3.6 per cent. by weight. Fruit Curd should contain not less than 4 per cent. of fat.	Warning letter sent to Vendor.
17	Lemon Curd	Informal	Contained fat, 3.3 per cent. by weight.	Communicated with vendors and manufacturers. A revised arrangement of the mixing of the curd in the boiling process has been carried out.
55	Lemon Curd	Formal	Contained fat 3.6 per cent. by weight.
12	Milk	Formal	The fat and solids not fat content corresponded to the presence of 1 per cent. of added water	Letter sent to vendors pointing out deficiency in milk solids.
14	Milk	Formal	ditto
57	Milk, hot	Formal	Contained fat, 1.66 per cent., solids - not - fat 7.16 per cent., corresponding to the presence of 15 per cent. of added water and the abstraction of 34 per cent. of milk-fat. The presence of added water was confirmed by the freezing point and nitrate tests.	Prosecution. Firm granted discharge, subject to the payment of costs.
29	Tomato Puree	Formal	Contained tin, 2.8 grains per pound; copper 34 parts per million, equal to 92 parts per million calculated on the dried total solids. The proportions of tin and copper were excessive.	Remaining stock withdrawn from sale. Warning letter sent to vendor.
320	Apricot Jam	Informal	The analysis indicated the presence of 27 per cent. of apricots of average composition, or, allowing for extreme natural variation in composition, not more than 36 per cent. Apricot jam should contain not less than 40 per cent. of apricots.	Formal sample obtained. Satisfactory report received.
197	Meringue mixture	Informal	An imitation Meringue mixture consisting of a coloured and flavoured solution of synthetic gum (methyl cellulose). Genuine meringues are made from sugar and white of egg, and since the samples contained neither, and were virtually devoid of nutritive value, the term "Meringue Mixture" was in the Public Analyst's opinion a false description.	Formal sample obtained.
219	Meringue mixture	Formal		Communicated with Ministry of Food.