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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| 449 | Herring Tidbits in Wine Sauce, Canned. | Contained no significant amount of alcohol. |
| 450 | Herring Tidbits in Wine Sauce, Canned. | Contained no significant amount of alcohol. |
| 342 | Chopped Ham and Pork, Canned. | Contained meat, 87 per cent. |
| 369 | Chopped Ham, Canned | Contained Salt (2.5%) and sodium nitrite (6 parts per million) the presence of which was not mentioned in the statement of ingredients on the label. |
| 470 | Mustard, Prepared with White Wine. | Contained acetic acid, 2.9 per cent, but no alcohol. |
| 303 | Shredded Beef Suet | Contained Fat - 82 per cent. Flour - 18 per cent. |
| 407 | Peas, Canned, Foreign matter from. | Consisted of three small compacted masses of dirty, disintegrated vegetable particles. |
| 132 | Draught Cider | The sample was sour and unfit to drink. |
| 111 | Herring Tidbits in Wine Sauce, Canned. | Contained no alcohol. |
| 73 | Jelly Creams | Incorrectly labelled. |
| 79 | Lard | Contained butylated hydroxytoluene, 25 parts per million; butylated hydroxyanisole, 20 parts per million. |
| 644 | Peppermint Cordial | The sample contained a quantity of fungus. |
| 572 | Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce, Canned. | Contained no alcohol. |
| 725 | Jellow Powder | Incorrectly labelled. |
| 735 | Sodium Bicarbonate | Consisted of Boric Acid. |
| 581 | Wine | The specimen was turbid owing to a growth of yeast. |
| 621 | Shredded Beef | Contained fat - 80.3 per cent. Ground rice - 19.7 per cent. |
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