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 East Ham]
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E. Food & Drugs Sampling
Details of the samples submitted to the Public Analyst were as follows:-
Number of Samples | Number Adulterated or below Standard | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | |
Butter | 6 | 4 | - | - |
Cheese | 6 | 1 | - | - |
Confectionery | 10 | 5 | - | - |
Jam | 6 | 2 | - | - |
Margarine | 5 | - | 1 | - |
Milk | 140 | 106 | 1 | - |
Sausage | 54 | 35 | 4 | 8 |
Vinegar | 1 | 4 | - | - |
Wines & Spirits | 6 | 5 | - | - |
Drugs | 25 | 5 | 2 | - |
Lard | - | 2 | - | - |
Other Articles | 139 | 121 | 5 | 11 |
Totals | 400 | 290 | 11 | 19 |
Details of Samples not Satisfactory
Number 1960 | Informal or Formal | Article | Adulteration or Deficiency |
---|---|---|---|
260 | Informal | Quinine & Phosphorous Tonic | Composition in accordance with Pharmaceutical Journal Formula 6(14). No declaration of active constituents given on label. |
262 | Informal | Bronchial Balsam | Proportion of Antimony and Potassium Tartrate incorrectly stated on list of active ingredients on label of bottle. |
363 | Informal | Minced Meat | Contained Sulphur Dioxide 100 parts per million. Preservative not permitted. |
378 | Inform al | Cream slices | Contained Imitation cream. Mis-described as cream slices. |
394 | Informal | Beef sausage | Contained preservative. No declaration given. |
413 | Informal | Pork sausage | Contained preservative. No declaration given. |
416 | Informal | Pasteurised Milk | Contained foreign matter consisting of mould growth associated with dried milk film. |
442 | Informal | Margarine | Consisted of margarine containing butter not exceeding 10%. No statement of proportion of butter given as required by Section 7 A C of Labelling of Food Order, of 1953. |