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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| No. taken | No. non-genuine | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein food | 1 | |
| Puddings and desserts.. | 1 | |
| Salad cream | 6 | |
| Salami | 2 | |
| Salad | 6 | |
| Sauces | 17 | |
| Sausage meat .. | 1 | |
| Sausage rolls | 3 | |
| Sausages | 54 | 5 |
| Snow whip topping | 1 | |
| Soup and soup powders.. | 16 | |
| Spreads.. | 2 | |
| Suet | 5 | |
| Sugar | 10 | |
| Sugar confectionery (Chocolate) | 6 | |
| Sweet magic | 1 | |
| Sweets | 7 | 1 |
| Syrup | 3 | |
| Thin (group sesame seed) | 1 | |
| Tea | 14 | |
| Treacle | 1 | - |
| Vegetables and vegetable products .. | 42 | |
| Vinegar and non-brewed condiment | 6 | |
| 1,025 | 32 |
In addition to the above, two informal samples were taken (one meat product and one of tea), both of which were found to be genuine.
A detailed analysis of non genuine samples and the action taken is set out below:-
| Sample | Analyst's Report | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Minced Meat | Contained sulphur dioxide 100 parts per million. Under the Preservatives in Pood Regulations, 1962, this foodstuff is not allowed to contain preservatives. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Kosher Minced Beef | Contained sulphur dioxide 460 parts per million. Sulphur dioxide is an added preservative the presence of which in minced beef is not permitted by the Preservatives in Pood Regulations 1962. | Legal proceedings instituted. |