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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
Hackney 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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ADULTERATION. The following are details of the 14 adulterated or unsatisfactory samples:-
| Formal | Nature or extent of adulteration | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Sparkling Muscatel Flavour | Misleading label | Further formal sample taken (see below) |
| Hamburger Sausage Meat | Deficient in meat | Further formal sample taken - satisfactory |
| Buttermints | Deficient in butter fat | Legal Proceedings instituted |
| Chicken Soup (Sachet) | Contained only 3% dehydrated chicken | Letter sent to retailer |
| Sparkling Muscatel Flavour | Misleading label | No action taken -manufacturer deceased |
| Prunes | Infested with larva of cacao moth | Warning letter to retailer |
| Blackcurrant Health Drink | Did not contain declared amount of Vitamin C | No action taken |
| Mixaroon | Incorrectly labelled | Warning letter to manufacturer |
| Dehydrated Chicken Soup (Sachet) | Contained not more than 3% dehydrated chicken | Letter sent to retailer |
| Blackcurrant Health Drink | Did not contain declared amount of Vitamin C | Formal samples taken -First unsatisfactory. Second satisfactory |
| Soft Ice Cream | Deficient in fat to the extent of 34% of minimum allowable amount | Formal sample taken satisfactory |
| Soft Ice Cream | Deficient in fat to the extent of 16% of minimum allowable amount | Formal sample taken satisfactory |
| Ice Cream | Contained only 4.6% of fat | Warning letter to manufacturer Formal sample taken satisfactory |
| Soft Ice Cream | Contained only 4.4% of fat | Warning letter to manufacturer. Formal sample taken satisfactory |
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT 1933 SECTION 18 (Prohibitions and Regulations
with respect to sale of poisons) enacts that except in the case of
an authorised seller of poisons selling from premises duly registered under
Part I of the Act. no person shall sell any poison included in Part II of the
Poisons List unless his name is entered in a local authority's list of sellers
of such poisons. The names of 117 persons and the addresses of their business
premises were entered in the authority's register for the sale of Part II
poisons at the end of the year. The main business of these sellers was:-
Grocer 76
Hardware Store 27
Drug Store 9
Hairdresser 2
Disinfectant Merchant 1
Seed Merchant 1
Turpentine Bottler 1
117