Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following table gives details of the adulterated samples:-
TABLE No. 13
Sample | Article | Formal or Informal (F or I) | Adulteration or Irregularity. |
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675 | Cream | I | Milk solids content slightly deficient. Also sample contained added ingredients although label stated "Pure Cream". |
689 | Indigestion Tablets | I | Contained no proteolytic activity, although the tablets were claimed to contain pepsin and pancreatin, which aid the digestion. |
667 | Ground Nutmeg | I | Contained insect fragments. |
704 | Ground Nutmeg | I | - „ - |
727 | Ground Nutmeg | I | - „ - |
141 | Blaud's Pills | I | Misleading label. |
172 | Bread | I | Contained part of a dead mouse. |
109 | Sponge Pudding Mixture | I | Label misleading |
178 | Nut Chocolate | I | Consisted of imitation Chocolate containing broken biscuit but no nuts. |
210 | Lollipops | I | Contained snail fragments of glass. |
196 | Currants | I | Contained seeds 19 per cent. |
187 | Cream of Mushroom Soup Preparation | I | Contained only .8 per cent of fat. Cream soups normally contain at least 3½ per cent. of fat. |
233 | Shredded Suet | I | Slight deficiency in fat content. |
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