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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

West Ham 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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For the Borough Engineers' Department.
6 Trade Effluents
White Crystalline Powder
For the Petroleum Officer.
6 Lacquers
ACTION TAKEN ON ADULTERATED SAMPLES
FORMAL
Milk 4.7 added water. After warning, vendor discontinued
bottling milk.
INFORMAL
Shredded Suet 4.6 deficient in fat. Subsequent sample satisfactory.
Raspberries in Syrup. Raspberries contained Stocks withdrawn from sale.
an active yeast.
Glauber's Salt. Not Glauber's Salt. Stocks withdrawn frojn sale.
Milk. Kllk contained mould £5. Fine. £3. Costs.
growth.
Portion of Dinner. Blow fly maggots. Situation satisfactory after
investigation.
Mincemeat. 9.2 deficient in fat. Subsequent sample satisfactory.

Table: FERTILISERS & FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.Particulars are given below of the samples taken during the year.

FERTILISERS & FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.

Particulars are given below of the samples taken during the year.

Type of sampleNo. of samples takenAnalysis agreedAnalysis disagreed
Fertilisers
Official633
Unofficial422
Feeding Stuffs
Official422
Unofficial---
TOTAL1477 *

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*The discrepancies in five of these cases were of a minor nature and
did not call for further action - the sixth case appeared to be more
serious, being caused by a heavy increase in the supply of raw material,
i.e. wet bones, over which the manufacturers had more or less no controlcausing
a heavy overload to the plant - arrangements have been made which
Will prevent a recurrence.
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