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Walthamstow 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(d) Adulteration, etc.— Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
One hundred and fifteen samples of food and drugs were
submitted to the Public Analysts.
Four were reported as being unsatisfactory, particulars of same are given below:—
| Description of Article | Result of Analysis | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Vinegar | Not genuine — non-brewed. | Court proceedings. Case dismissed. 40/- costs. |
| Luncheon Meat | Unfit—slight excess of lead and tin. | Stock surrendered (5 tins). |
| Ice Cream (2) | Deficient in fat | Investigation. Deficiency due to use of imported fat-compound. |
The following summary gives details of food and drugs sampled and the results of analyses:—
| No. examined | No. unsatisfactory | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Milk | 28 | - | 28 | - | - | - |
| Milk Powder, Skimmed | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cake Flour Mixture | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Chocolate, Milk | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cinnamon, Ground | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Doughnut | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cream Cake | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fish Paste | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Flavouring, Vanilla | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Flavouring, Pineapple | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Flavour Compound, Lime | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Malted Milk | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Meat Pie | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Luncheon Meat | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Onion Relish | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sage & Onion Stuffing | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Tomato Ketchup | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pickling Spice | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit Chutney | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Salad Cream | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Table Cream | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Vinegar | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Potato Crisps | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Baking Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pepper | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Beef Cubes | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit Salad in Syrup | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Rhubarb in Syrup | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit, Mixed Dried with added Sugar | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Rice, Flaked | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cream Powder, Synthetic | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Macaroon | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Farinoca | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jelly | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ice Cream | 2 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |