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

Woolwich 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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126	Desiccated Coconut	Informal	Contained 35 percent. of sugar. The presence of sugar was not disclosed on the label.	Formal sample obtained.
179	Desiccated Coconut	Formal	Contained 40 per cent. of sugar. The presence of sugar was not disclosed on the label.	Details forwarded to Ministry of Food.
209	Prunes	Informal	Deteriorated prunes. The prunes were mouldy and unfit for human consumption.	Sale on part of consignment stopped.
189	Ice Lolly	Informal	Contained alginic acid 0.1 per cent. The alginic acid was in the form of an insoluble fibrous mass, resembling J and tasting like paper pulp.	Warning letter sent to manufacturers.
192	Ice Lolly	Informal		Warning letter sent to manufacturers.
169	Meringue Mixture	Informal	An imitation meringue mixture consisting of a coloured and flavoured solution of a 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 a false description.	Formal sample obtained.
204	Meringue Mixture..	Formal	An imitation meringue mixture consisting of a coloured and flavoured solution of a synthetic gum (methyl cel-lulose).	No further action.
210	Meringue Mixture..	Formal		No further action.
123	Beef Sausages	Formal	Contained sulphur dioxide 85 parts per million. The presence of preservative was not declared.	Warning letter sent to suppliers.
128	Soup, Canned, Tomato Cream.	Informal	Contained edible oil and fat 2.9 per cent., tin 2.0 grains per pound. Under the agreed Code of Practice, Tomato Cream Soup should contain at least 3.5 per cent. of edible oil and fat. A proportion of tin approaching 2 grains per pound is regarded as excessive.	Formal sample obtained for analysis.
180	Soup, Canned, Tomato Cream.	Formal	Contained edible oil and fat 2.0 per cent.	A warning letter sent to manufacturer.
256	Fruit Bars	Informal	Contained insect remains, derived from small beetles, larvae and ants, in the proportion of approximately 100 insect fragments per 100 grammes.	Formal sample obtained.