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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
Kingston upon Thames 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The sample of white bread was contaminated with poppy seed
but as this is a common article used in bakeries at the present time
it was not thought that any further action was necessary, other than
to warn the baker to take effective precautions to prevent the seeds
becoming embedded in the crust of loaves.
Action in the case of the remaining sample which was a pork
pie affected with a type of penicillin mould growth, culminated in
legal proceedings, the vendor was fined £20 with £5 costs.
Tabulated Statement of Samples submitted to the Public Analyst during 1964.
| Commodity | No. of Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine or otherwise irregular | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Anchovy Paste | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Apple Pie Pilling | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Apple Sauce | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Apricots in Sorbitol Syrup | — | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Apricots in Syrup | — | 1 | – | 1 | – | — |
| Aspirin Tablets | – | 1 | — | 1 | – | – |
| Batter Mix | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Beefburgers | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Beef Dinner | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Beef Milano (Shack Meal) | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Beef Roma (Snack Meal) | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Braised Sliced Pork Kidneys | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cheese Dressing Mix | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Cherry Pie Pilling | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Chicken Supreme | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Christmas Pudding | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cod Roe | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Condensed Milk | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Crab Spread with Butter | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cream (Dairy) | – | 1 | — | 1 | – | – |
| Cream (Danish) | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cream (Double Devon) | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cream (Pure Jersey) | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cream of Tartar | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Currants | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Curry Powder | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Cut Mixed Peel | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Demarara Sugar | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| C/Fwd. | – | 30 | – | 29 | – | 1 |