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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
East Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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DETAILS OF ADULTERATION.
| No. | I. or F. | Article. | Adulteration or Deficiency. | Action Taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 738 | I. | Pork Sausages | Undeclared preservative—Sulphur dioxide 300 pts. | Vendor cautioned. |
| 753 | I. | Hake | Haddock not hake | „ „ |
| 759 | F. | Pork Sausages | Undeclared preservative—Sulphur dioxide 450 pts. | „ „ |
| 767 | I. | Dried Mushrooms | Contained preservative— „ „ 100 pts. | See Formal Sample 780. |
| 780 | F. | „ „ | „ „ 150 pts. | Vendor fined. |
| 784 | I. | Pepper | 50% Pepper, 50% Rice Flour | Formal sample proved genuine. |
| 831 | I. | „ | 2½% carbonate of magnesia | Vendor cautioned. |
| 845 | I. | Flour | Not plain but self-raising flour | „ „ |
| 943 | F. | Milk | Deficient in milk fat at least 12% | „ „ |
| 948 | F. | „ | „ „ „ „ „ 8% | „ „ (Taken in course of delivery) |
| 962 | F. | „ | „ „ „ „ „ 8% | „ „ |
| 1015 | I. | Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 95% water | Formal sample taken (proved to be genuine). |
| 1027 | I. | „ „ „ | Deficiency of ethyl nitrite to the extent of 85% | See sample 1039. |
| 1039 | F. | „ „ „ | „ „ „ „ „ 90% | Vendor prosecuted. |
| 1051 | I. | ,, }J | „ „ „ „ „ 50% | Vendor cautioned. |
| 1053 | I. | Minced Beef | Contained preservative—Sulphur dioxide 70 pts. | Formal sample taken—1056. |
| 1054 | F. | Sweet Spirits of Nitre | Deficiency of ethyl nitrite to the extent of 55% | Vendor cautioned. |
| 1056 | F. | Minced Beef | Contained preservative—Sulphur dioxide 35 pts. | Vendor prosecuted. |
| 1060 | I. | „ „ | „ „ „ „ 180 pts. | Formal samples proved satisfactory. |
| Vendors cautioned. | ||||
| 1062 | I. | „ „ | „ „ „ „ 40 pts. | „ „ |
| 1075 | I. | Fine Old Wine | Contained linseed oil | „ „ |
| 1171 | I. | Mixed Candied Peel | Contained preservative—Sulphur dioxide 500 pts. | Vendor cautioned. |
| 1199 | I. | Demerara Sugar | Was sugar crystals artificially coloured in imitation of Demerara Sugar | „ „ |
| „ „ | ||||
| 1206 | I. | Lard Substitute | Contained 2% water | „ „ |
| 1210 | F. | Milk | 2½% added water | Vendor fined. |
| 1213 | I. | Chipolata Sausages | Undeclared preservative—Sulphur dioxide 240 pts. | Vendor cautioned. |
I. = Informal Sample.
F. = Formal Sample.