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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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DETAILS OF ADULTERATION.
| No. | L or F. | Article. | Adulteration or Deficiency. | Action Taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1228 | F. | Milk | 1.5% Added Water | Vendor prosecuted. |
| 1232 | F. | Milk | Presence of added water was indicated by freezing point test | „ „ |
| 1247 | F. | Milk | Presence of added water indicated by freezing point nitrate tests | „ „ |
| 1254 | F. | Milk | Presence of added water indicated by freezing point nitrate tests | „ „ |
| 1263 | F. | Milk | 3% Added Water | Vendor cautioned. |
| 1291 | F. | Milk | 1% „ „ | „ „ |
| 1309 | F. | Dill Water | Not dill water but ammoniated tincture of quinine | Vendor prosecuted. |
| 1311 | I. | Dill Water | Ditto | See Sample 1309. |
| 1318 | I. | Self-raising Flour | Was alkaline containing an excess of bicarbonate of soda to the extent of 1½% | Vendor cautioned. |
| 1319 | F. | Self-raising Flour | „ | „ „ |
| 1359 | I. | Cocoa | Poor quality containing only 7.1% fat | „ „ |
| 1364 | F. | Milk | Deficient in milk fat at least 3% | „ „ |
| 1365 | F. | Milk | „ „ „ „ „ 5% | „ „ |
| 1373 | F. | Milk | „ „ „ „,, 3% | Taken in course of delivery—Letter to County Sampling Officer. |
| 1374 | F. | Milk | „ „ „ „ „ 6% | |
| 1391 | I. | Mineral Water | The sample had a faint taste of disinfecting fluid | Letter to Borough in which the manufactory was situate. |
| 1425 | I. | Mustard | Contained as an admixture 40°/o wheaten flour | Vendor cautioned. |
| 1462 | I. | Apple Tarts | Shewed mould growth—unfit for consumption | „ „ |
| 1474 | I. | Lard | Was not lard but a lard substitute | Formal Sample proved genuine. |
| 1501 | F. | Milk | l½°/o Added Water | Vendor cautioned. |
| 1516 | I. | Sweet Spirits of Nitre | Deficiency of ethyl nitrite to the extent of 92% | Formal Sample proved genuine. Vendor cautioned. |
| 1527 | I. | Fruit Wine | Was not wine but a non-alcoholic beverage consisting of sugar and water, pleasantly flavoured and coloured and containing preservatives within the prescribed limit | Vendor cautioned. |
| 1587 | I. | Butter | Excess of 4% of water | „ „ |
I. = Informal Sample.
F. = Formal Sample.