[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich] page 37

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.
330	Potato Crisps	Informal	Deteriorated Potato Crisps. The crisps had an unpleasant taste, due to the development of incipient rancidity in the fat.	Formal sample obtained. The Public Analyst reported that the sample was not regarded as unfit for human consumption.
545	Biscuits, Fruit Rolls	Informal	The fig part fillings of the biscuits contained carcases and remains of small insects.	Formal sample obtained.
578	Biscuits, Fruit Rolls	Formal		In communication with manufacturers
445	"Butter Creams" (Sugar Confectionery)	Informal	Contained 0.4 per cent. vegetable fat and less than 0.1 per cent. butter fat. These sweets should not be sold as "Butter Creams" (or "Butter-creams") since they contain no appreciable amount of butter.	Formal sample obtained.
480	"Butter Creams"	Informal	Contained 0.4 per cent. vegetable fat and less than 0.1 per cent. of butter fat.	Formal sample obtained.
492	"Butter creams"	Formal	Contained 0.5 per cent. vegtable fat, and less than 0.1 per cent. butter fat.	Communicated with Ministry of Food.
374	Dates, stoned	Informal	Damaged by insects and black mould.	Formal sample obtained and reported to be genuine.
577	Dried Fruit and Sugar Mixture.	Informal	Contained sand, 0.15 per cent. The presence of this quantity of sand in a mixture intended for use without being washed is objectionable, since it causes grittiness in the cooked products.	No further action.
611	Parrish's Food	Informal	Judged by the standard of the British Pharmacopoeia, the proportion of calcium in the sample was 46 per cent. excessive.	Formal sample obtained.
663	Parrish's Food	Formal	Judged by the standard of the British Pharmacopoeia, the proportion of calcium in the sample was 37 per cent. excessive.	Warning letter sent to manufacturer.
561	Pork Sausages	Formal	Contained preservative, viz., sulphur dioxide, 180 parts per million. Sausages should not contain preservative unless its presence is declared.	Communicated with manufacturers asking for explanation.
562	Beef Sausages	Formal	Meat content, 46 per cent. Beef Sausages should contain not less than 50 per cent. of meat.	Details reported to Ministry of Food.