[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough.

  • Prestwich (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The above samples were analysed by the County Analyst and appended hereunder is a list giving details of samples which were found to be adulterated or otherwise, giving rise to irregularity. Type Result of analyses Action taken Milk Freezing point indicated the presence of 8.6$ of extraneous water. Vendor cautioned Cod liver oil Acid value of oil 1.5 compared with B.P. limit of 1.2, Oil did not taste rancid. No action taken Buttered currant bun Contained a crumpled piece of multi¬ layered brown paper or cardboard 35 x 25 x 1.5 mm, and weighing 0,725 gramme. Bakers cautioned Bread (part of a loaf) Contained 45 gras, of dough discoloured by 0.11$ mineral oil and 136 parts per million iron. Bakers viewed inter- Beef sausage Contained 235 parts per million sulphite preservative (expressed as sulphur dioxide) without declaration. Vendor viewed inter- Ginger nut biscuits Contained fragments of glass and wire of the appearance of part of an electric filament light bulb. Weight of extran¬ eous matter 0.788 gramme. Legal proceedings pending FOOD CONDEMNED 1958 Tins Tins Rioe pudding 7 Peas 31 Evaporated milk 7 Tomatoes 61 Condensed milk 45 Tomato juice 27 Cream 1 Carrots 5 Pineapple 98 Beetroot 2 Pineapple juice 6 Beans 23 Pears 38 Baked beans 2 Peaches 36 Beans and tomatoes 7 Grapefruit 43 Beans and sausage 1 Grapefruit juice 8 Salmon and potato salad 1 Apricots 36 Salmon spread 7 Plums 24 Salmon 19 Strawberries 22 Rock lobster 1 Cherries 70 Pilchards 13 Oranges 45 Prawns 3 Orange juice 8 Crabmeat 2 Loganberries 17 Herrings 6 Fruit salad 9 Tuna 1 Fruit segments 10 Casserole steak 3 Prunes 4 Stewed steak 15 Cocktail snaps 3 Steak and gravy 4 Fruit cocktail 2 Steak pudding 1 Fruit cocktail in jelly 5 Steak fillets 1 Rhubarb in syrup 28 Mixed grill 1 Marmalade 2 Ham and .pork 1 Dried mixed fruit 69 Chopped pork 1 Sweet corn 4 Pork in juice 1 Corn cobs 5 Chicken fillets 1 Celery 1 Chicken soup 2 Spaghetti 1 Tomato soup 4 Pickled cucumber 1 Mushroom soup 5 Gherkins 1 Vegetable soup Scotch broth 6 1 -23-