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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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(e) Adulteration. _
Details of the various samples obtained b y th e Sanitary Inspectors and the results are incl uded in the following tabular statements :-
| Number of Samples. | Percentage of samples adulterated. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Examined. | Found adulterated or below standard | ||
| Butter | 9 | - | - |
| Cheese | 1 | ||
| Cocoa | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| Coffee | 3 | - | |
| Confectionery | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Jam | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Lard | 7 | - | |
| Margarine | 6 | - | |
| Milk | 123 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Sausage | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| Vinegar | 3 | - | - |
| Wines & Spirits | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| Drugs | 20 | - | |
| Other Articles | 96 | 5 | 5 |
| 296 | 14 | 4.7 | |
Details of samples adulterated or below standard are described as follows, together with the resultant action:-
| Number . | I or F | Article. | Adulteration or Deficiency. | Action Taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3073 | I | Toffees | Negligible quantity of quartz sand and glass. | Examination revealed that no further stock contaminated. |
| 3075 | F | Apple and Blackberry Jam. | 20% deficient in fruit. | Manufacturers prosecuted. |
| 3082 | I | Sweetened Custard Powder. | No cane sugar, only a trace of saccharine . | * Nil |
| 3089 | I | Gin | 44° under proof, addod water. | Formal sample taken and Vendor cautioned. |
| 3100 | I | Sweetened Custard Powder. | As for sample No. 3082. | * Nil |
| 3130 | F | Gin | 36.9° under proof. Added water. | Vendor cautioned |
| 3134 | F | Milk | 6% deficient in milk fat. | Vendor cautioned |
| 3143 | F | Milk | 10% deficient in milk fat. | Vendor cautioned |
| 1349 | F | Cordial Lemon Flevour | Absence of sugar | Vendor prosecuted |
| 3153 | F | Milk | 2% deficient in milk fat | Vendor cautioned |
| 3203 | F | Cordial Lemon Flavour. | Absence of sugar. | Vendor cautioned. |
| 3205 | I | Milky Cocoa | Absence of milk solids | Vendor cautioned |
| 3261 | I | Vanilla Ground rise pudding | Mixture of ground rice & whosten flour. | Vendor cautioned |
| 3342 • | I | Beef Sausages. | 16% deficenec in meat. | Formal sample taken Vendor subsequently prosecuted. |
*• Samples taken at request of Social Welfare. 39.