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In the borough of Tottenham a total of 945 articles were examined at 175 premises.
One infringement was disclosed. A tin of fruit juice bore a label which claimed the
presence of Vitamin "C" without disclosing the quantity of that vitamin as required by
Order. A letter of caution was sent to the manufacturer.
Labelling and Advertising Infringements. In addition to the detail given above, a
considerable volume of work was done in the period under review, which did not arise
from samples procured in the borough of Tottenham, but which had the effect of
protecting the residents in each county district. The matters dealt with were in
respect of nationally retailed articles of food.
Several manufacturers were required to designate the ingredients on labels of
Instant Coffee. As a result of a complaint of the taste of a soft drink, investigations
made in my Department showed that there was phenolic contamination which arose from a
chemical reaction between chlorinated water and phenol formaldehyde stopper. The
manufacturer has modified the ingredients of this product to prevent the chemical
reaction.
The manufacturer of a non-alcoholic wine was challenged on the ground that the
description was a contradiction in terms, and the label was amended to non-alcoholic
beverage.
The importer of a slimming food was challenged on claims made in advertising
literature as to the Vitamin concentration, and the literature was corrected.
A manufacturer's claim of slimming properties for "reducing perles" was challenged
and the product withdrawn. The claim relied on the presence of purgatives and
bladderwrack.
The slimming claims made for a lemon juice in a television advertisement were
modified after the manufacturer had been challenged as to the efficiency of the product
as a slimming agent.
Modifications to the labels of several brands of canned chicken were secured,
where it was not apparent from the label that the contents of the cans were not solely
chicken, but chicken in jelly or broth."
CONTROL OF DISEASE
The incidence of serious notifiable diseases during the year was low. There
were no cases of poliomyelitis. Altogether 1,952 notifications were received,
compared with 791 in 1960, but this increase was due to the normal biennial epidemic
of Measles, which accounted for 1,722 notifications.
Tuberculosis
There were 58 notifications of new cases, the lowest recorded for this disease in
Tottenham. Fifty of these (41 males and 9 females) had lung infections, and the
remaining eight (5 males and 3 females) had involvement of the meninges in 1 case,
lymphatic glands in 3 cases, peritoneum in 1 case, axilla in 1 case, endometrium in 1
case, and kidney in 1 case. There were only 5 deaths from this disease.