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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 1936
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 V | Glycerine | 0.51 per cent. Oil (a foreign ingredient) | Formal sample purchased |
| 43 Y | Grey Powders | 77.8 per cent, deficient in Mercury | Do. do. |
| 44 Y | Do. | 58.1 per cent. do. | Do. do. |
| 64 Y | Do. | 64.8 per cent. do. | Do. do. |
| 65 Y | Do. | Calomel 31.2 per cent., Sugar 68 8 per cent. | Do. do. |
| 66 Y | Do. | 38.1 per cent, deficient in Mercury | Do. do. |
| '297 Y | Jam | 16 per cent, black currant fruit instead of 30 per cent. | Do. do. |
| 331 Y | Do. | 23 per cent, black currant fruit instead of 30 per cent. | Do. do. |
| 241 Y | Margarine | Improperly labelled | Warning letter. |
| 275 Y | Do. | Do. | Do. do. |
| 276 Y | Do. | Do. | Do. do. |
| 291 Y | Do. | Do. | Do. do. |
| 292 Y | Do. | Do. | Do. do. |
| 107 Y | Pepper, Black (whole) | Pimento (Allspice) 20 per cent. | Formal sample purchased |
| HOY | Do. | Foreign matter 0.17 per cent. | Do. do. |
| 82 Y | Tinned Sild | Tin, 3.43 grains per lb. | Stock voluntarily surren-rendered and destroyed. |
| 325 Y | Do. | Tin, 2.59 do. | Do do. |
| 116 w | Confectionery (Cornets) | Boron preservative 6.37 grains per lb. | |
| 49 Y | Tinned Prunes | Tin, 2 87 do. | Stock voluntarily surrendered and destroyed. |
| 73 Y | Do. | Tin, 2.38 do. | Do, do |
Action Taken in regard to Formal Samples Purchased
under the food and drugs (adulteration) act
during the year 1936.
Simple
No.
Article.
Particulars of Adulteration
or Infringement,
Fine.
Costs.
Remarks.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
6 M
Milk
20 per cent, added water
17
0
0
3
3
0
—
2 TM
Milk
12 per cent. do.
-
-
Warning letter
(third portion
broke)
80 V
Grey
Powder
71.2 per cent. deficient
in Mercury
Warning letter
(third portion in
sufficient to effec
analysis)
81 Y
Do.
17.4 per cent. Calomel,
82.6 per cent. Sugars
and Starch
2
0
0
5
5
0
-
8 7Y
Do.
52.7 per cent. deficient
in Mercury and 36.2 per
cent. Sugar present
-
3
3
0
Dismissed under Pro
bation of Offender
Act
112 Y
Black
Pepper
(whole)
23.96 per cent. Pimento
(Allspice), 0.05 per cent.
Rice
-
2
2
0
Dismissed on pay
ment of costs
113 Y
Gin
1.6 per cent, excess water
—
—
Vendor cautioned.
123 Y
Do,
1.0 per cent. do.
—
—
Do.
128 Y
Do.
2.6 per cent. do.
—
—
Do.
214 Y
Chopped
Suet
Wheat Flour 15.2 per
cent.
—
—
Do.
279 Y
Milk
29 per cent. fat abstracted
—
—
Warning letter
280 Y
Black
Currant
Jam
Contained 24 per cent,
of black currant fruit
instead of 30 per cent.
-
-
Do.
347 Y
Whisky
1.2 percent. excess water
—
—
Vendor cautioned
359 Y
Do.
0.3 per cent. do.
—
—
Do.
367 Y
Do.
1.5 per cent. do.
—
—
Do.