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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | Condensed Full Cream Milk, Sweetened. | Informal | Composition satisfactory, but the label contravened the Condensed Milk Regulations as the type used was too small. | Formal sample obtained. Result— genuine. |
| 605 | Mixed Peel | Informal | Contained glucose, 20 per cent. The peel was stated to contain sugar but not glucose. | Formal sample obtained. |
| 477 | Christmas Pudding | Informal | Contained carcases of mites and insect larvae, approximately 600 per ounce. | Formal sample obtained. |
| 512 | Christmas Pudding | Formal | Contained carcases of mites and insect larvae, approximately 350 per ounce. | Matter taken up with manufacturers and the Ministry of Food. |
| 579 | Rice | Formal | Contained wheaten product 2.5 per cent. The wheaten product consisted of small pieces of a form of spaghetti, cut to about the size of rice grains. | Warning letter sent to manufacturers. |
| 513 | Pork Sausages | Formal | Meat content 59 per cent. Pork sausages should contain not less than 65 per cent. of meat. | Warning letter sent to manufacturers. |
| 514 | Beef Chipolata Sausages, Preserved. | Formal | Contained sulphur dioxide, 1,450 parts per million. Sausages should not contain more than 450 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Legal proceedings instituted: fined £5 with £2 2s. costs. |
The foods examined were:—
| Ale and Stout | 2 | Coconut, Desiccated | 5 |
| Almonds, Ground | 7 | Coffee | 11 |
| Arrowroot | 2 | Confectionery, Flour | 61 |
| Baking Powder & Golden | Confectionery, Sugar | 22 | |
| Raising Powder | 4 | Cooking Fat | 1 |
| Barley, Pearl | 1 | Cornflour | 1 |
| Blancmange & Dessert Powders | 8 | Cream, Imitation | 4 |
| Bread | 7 | Curry Powder | 1 |
| Butter | 3 | Custard Powder | 6 |
| Cake Decorations & Icing Paste | 4 | Drinks, Soft | 9 |
| Cake & Pudding Mixtures | 6 | Fish | 15 |
| Cereals | 11 | Fish Paste | 4 |
| Cheese | 1 | Flavouring Essence | 2 |
| Cheese Spread | 4 | Flour | 8 |
| Chewing Gum | 1 | Fruit, Candied & Crystallised | 4 |
| Chocolate Spread, Canned | 1 | Fruit, Canned & Bottled | 18 |
| Cocoa | 1 | Fruit, Dried | 13 |