[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough.

  • Prestwich (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ADULTERATION, ETC. Sampling under Food and Drugs Acts, 1938—1950. The Lancashire County Council administered the above, and I am indebted to Dr. S. C. Gawne, County Medical Officer of Health, for the following particulars of samples taken within the district. A total of 185 samples was obtained. Of these 149 were of milk (this total includes 22 Channel Islands milks), and the 36 others comprised :— 2 Double cream 2 Lard 1 Coffee 3 Baking powder 1 Pork and beef sausage 1 Pork sausage 1 Beef sausage 1 Flour 1 Curry powder 1 Liquid paraffin 3 AVhiskey 2 Gin 1 Orange drink 1 Milk condensed full cream, unsweetened 1 Cream, canned 1 Epsom salts 1 Boracic ointment 1 Butter 1 Margarine 1 Cheese 1 Dripping 2 Tincture of iodine 3 Penicillin tablets 1 Cloves 1 Cinnamon ground 1 Mixed spice. All the above samples were reported bv the Countv Analyst to be genuine with the exception of the following :— Sample. 1 informal milk 1 formal Channel Islands milk Result of Analysis. Action taken. The freezing- point indicated Vendor cautioned and the presence of 1.4% of ex- further samples ob- traneous water. tained. Deficient 7.2% solids-nol-fal. In res]:)ect The freezing point indicated sample a O/ the presence of 13.2 /o traneous water. of ex- of this successful prosecution was taken in respect of which a fine of was im¬ posed, plus costs to £A 4s. amounting 1 informal milk .... The freezing point indicated 1% of ex- the presence of traneous water. 1 informal milk The freezing point indicated nee of traneous water. the presence of 0.6% of ex- A’endor cautioned and further samples ob¬ tained. Vendor cautioned and further sample ob¬ tained.