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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| InformaI | Nature or extent of adulteration | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Tinned Italian Plum Tomatoes | Skin very badly bruised. | Formal sample taken - satisfactory. |
| Condensed Pull Cream Milk unsweetened | Deficient in butter fat to the extent of 2.2 per cent of the minimum required amount. | Formal sample taken - satisfactory. |
| Frankfurters | Sample deficient in meat to the extent of 41 per cent of the minimum required amount. | Shop closed, no further action possible. |
| Buttercake | Contained fat other than butter fat. | The matter had already been taken up with the manufacturers. |
| Corned Beef | Outer slices of meat contained an excess of tin. | The rest of the consignment was surrendered by the retailer. |
| Dairy Ice Cream | Sample deficient in skim milk solids. | Formal sample taken. |
| Corned Beef | Tin badly corroded and sample contained an excessive amount of tin. | Vendor voluntarily surren dered all stocks of this consignment. No further action. |
| Corned Beef | Sample contained an excessive amount of tin. | Vendor voluntarily surrendered all stocks of this consignment. No further action. |
| Water Ice (Lemon) (Liquid) | Sample contained an excessive amount of lead | Legal proceedings were autho rised but owing to certain difficulties which arose and the fact that it was an informal sample, it was not possible to institute legal proceedings. |
| Water Ice (Orange) (Liquid) | Sample contained an excessive amount of lead. | Legal proceedings were autho rised but owing to certain difficulties which arose and the fact that it was an informal sample, it was not possible to institute legal proceedings. |
| Chillie Powder (2 samples) | Contained a small amount of non permitted colour. | All stocks of this Chillie Powder were re-exported. |
The main business of these sellers was:-
| Grocer | 68 |
| Hardware Store | 29 |
| Drug Store | 11 |
| Hairdresser | 2 |
| Disinfectant Merchant | 1 |
| Seed Merchant | 1 |
| Turpentine Bottler | 1 |
| 113 |