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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
Sutton and Cheam 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| Sample No. | Commodity | Infringement | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | Concentrated Tomato Soup (Informal) | Excessive proportion of tin per lb. | |
| 1123 1124 A593 A594 | Jelli - Blocks Raspberry and Lemon flavour (Two Informal and two Formal Samples) | Constituent deficiencies (Soluble solids and sugar) | The Public Analyst reported that the informal and formal samples contained varying deficiencies of soluble solids and sugar. After due consideration the Council on the advice of the Town Clerk decided no further action be taken on these samples under the Food Standards (Table Jellies) Order 1949. |
Sampling Observations.
Of the total samples taken during the year 2.13 per cent.
were found to be other than genuine. This percentage figure
excludes informal samples repeated formally. The percentage
for 1948 was 4.97.
Labelling infringements in some form or another were
found in only 0.85 per cent. of the total samples. The
percentage for 1948 was 2.26.
A most gratifying feature of the year's sampling is
reflected in the fact that observations and infringements reported
upon by the Public Analyst were mostly of a minor
character.
General Observations by the Public Analyst.
Sampling throughout the year covered a wide range of
articles and the gradually increasing variety of foods on the
market during 1949 is reflected by the appearance of such
items as fillets of anchovies, concentrated coffee powder,
marinated mussels, sweetened fat. almond oil and goats
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