London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sutton and Cheam 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Sample No. | Article | Infringement | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1496 | Fruit Cake (Australian) (Informal) | Contaminated with sand to the extent of 0.10 per cent thus causing a gritty taste. The sand was evidently Introduced Into this article by way of the fruit | |
| A667 | Confectionery "Children's Cigarettes" (Formal) | This article was described on a slip Inside the container as a soft drink with Instructions to crush and stir up In water. Although this article might be described as a thirst quencher It certainly was not a soft drink and the directions were Impracticable. The statement specifying the Ingredients was not marked on or clearly legible through the outermost wrapper as Is required by the Labelling of Food Order 1950 | |
| A678 | Milk: (Channel Island) (Formal) | Sample contained 3.90 per cent of butter fat Instead of not less than 4.0 per cent according to the Milk (Control and Maximum Prices) (Great Britain) Order 1947 (The milk fat content of this sample conforms to the standard required by the Food and Drugs Act 1938) | The deficiency was reported to the Ministry of Food (Milk Division) and the distributor with a view to enquiries being made at the source of production. Repeat sample No A689 taken In this district contained 4.1 per cent milk fat and was satisfactory |