[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich] page 38

Woolwich 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Sample No.	Artical.	Formal or Informal.	Result of Analysis.	Result of legal proceedings or other action.
288	Fruit Bars	Formal	Contained insect remains, derived from small beetles, larvae and mites, in the proportion of approximately 50 insect fragments per ounce.	Cautionary letter sent to manufacturers.
231	Ice Lollies	Formal	Contained an insoluble fibrous mass, having the character of alginic acid and weighing, when dried, 52 milligrams (0.1 percent.).	Taken up with manufacturers.
232	Ice Lollies	Formal	Contained an insoluble fibrous mass, having the character of alginic acid and weighing, when dried, 73 milligrams (0.14 per cent.).	Taken up with manufacturers.
281	Pastry Mixture	Informal	The fat in the sample was rancid and contained 4.5 per cent. of free fatty acids. Edible fats do not contain more than 2 per cent. of free fatty acids.	Formal sample obtained.
292	Pastry Mixture	Formal	The fat in the sample was rancid and contained 4.4 per cent. of free fatty acids.	Manufacturers informed.
299	"Pickapeppa" Sauce.	Informal	Contained dead mites approximately 70 per ounce.	Formal sample obtained and proved to be genuine.
301	Tomato Cream Soup	Formal	Contained edible oil and fat 2.6 per cent., tin 2.1 grains per pound. Under the agreed Code of Practice, Cream Soups should contain at least 3.5 per cent. of edible oil and fat. The proportion of tin was excessive.	Cautionary letter sent to manufacturers asking them to withdraw all stock affected.
302	Tomato Cream Soup,	Informal	Contained edible oil and fat 2.5 per cent.	Formal sample obtained.
423	Fruit Bar (Sugar Confectionery)	Informal	Contained insects and fragments of insects, derived from mites, small beetles and their larvae, 250 per ounce.	Formal sample obtained.
448	Fruit Bar (Sugar Confectionery)	Formal	Contained insects and fragments of insects, 220 per ounce.	Warning letter sent to manufacturers.
519	Butter Balls (Sugar Confectionery)	Informal	Contained butter-fat, not more than 0.1 per cent. These sweets should contain at least 4 per cent. of butter-fat.	Formal sample obtained. Result— genuine.
521	Iodine Paint	Informal	The proportion of Potassium Iodide was 53 per cent. excessive, and the Boric Acid, 35 per cent. excessive as compared with the formula printed on the label.	No further action.