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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
Deptford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Action Taken in regard to Informal Samples.
| Sample No | Article | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Y | Raspberry Jam | 11 per cent. deficient in raspberry fruit | Formal sample purchased (proved genuine) |
| 33 Y | Black Currant Jam | 8 per cent. deficient in black current fruit | Do. do. |
| 43 Y | Do. | 5 per cent. do. | Do. do. |
| 44 Y | Do. | 10 per cent. do. | Do. do. |
| 54 Y | Plum Jam | 12 per cent. deficient in plum fruit | Do. do. |
| 116 Y | Tinned Sild | Tin, 3.0 grains per lb. | Tradesmen's stocks (2,338 tins) voluntarily surrendered Ministry of Health notified. |
| 119 Y | Do. | Tin, 3.8 do. | |
| 120 Y | Do. | Tin, 6.7 do. | |
| 124 Y | Do. | Tin, 4.9 do. | |
| 130 Y | Do. | Tin, 2.6 do. | |
| 146 Y | Do. | Tin, 2.24 do. | |
| 150 Y | Do. | Tin, 3.36 do. | |
| 155 Y | Do. | Tin, 3.78 do. | |
| 156 Y | Do. | Tin, 4.34 do. | |
| 156 Y | Do. | Tin, 2.87 do. | |
| 185 Y | Do. | Tin, 3.99 do. | |
| 306 Y | Tinned Sardines | Lead, 48 parts per million | 1,016 tins voluntarily surrendered and destroyed. Ministry of Health informed. |
| 307 Y | Do. | Lead, 34 do. | |
| 308 Y | Do. | Lead, 41 do. | |
| 309 Y | Do. | Lead, 33 do. | |
| 310 Y | Do. | Lead, 61 do. | |
| 270 Y | Mercury Pills | 38 per cent. deficient in B. P. Mercury Pill | Formal sample purchased |
| 273 Y | Mercury Ointment | 643 deficient in Mercury | Do. do. |
| 111 W | Wafers | Contained an added preservative— | Sample cases destroyed. |
| Boric acid 0 49 gr. per lb. | |||
| 117 W | Do. | Do. 0 49 do. | Do. do. |
| 128 W | Mustard | A preparation of mustard containing common salt 5 6 per cent. and acetic acid 31 per cent. | Wrongly described on Manifest, should read "Prepared Mustard." |
| 194 W | Egg Yolk | Boric acid, 116 gr. per lb. | Released for tannery purposes. |
| 186 W | Chocolate Wafers | Boric acid, 1.82 gr. per lb. | Ministry informed. Wafers traced and destroyed. |
| 146 W | Black Currant Fruit Pulp | Sulphur dioxide 2280 parts per million | Broken down by jam manufacturers. 5 lb. pulp to 33 lbs. fresh fruit (.0346) |