[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port.
- Rochester (Kent, England). City and Port Authority.
- Date:
- 1941
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Vf-ifch recarcl to the._aaniples declared by the Analyst to be adultaxat^f the whole of the facts relating to each s^jpie were reported to the Health Committee and after full considei c.ti^n j- the matters, it was decided only to^institute legal proceedings in coniiecbion vjith six samples of milk» The particulars relating to the adulterated samples are giv in the following table;- No • Article. Defect. Action Taken. 23 Lard Constituents proved • to be those of : cooking fat. ; Whole of facts reported to Pood Executive Officer for Chatham. 27 Sausage • Preservative content* not declared at time; of sale. : Informal sample, Pollov/-up sample No. 50. 50 Sausage • Preservative content* not declared at time* of sale. J Letter of caution from Town Clerk to vendor. 52 Biscuit Me al • Contained sulphur ; dioxide preservative! Informal sample. Whole of the facts reported to Pood & Drugs Officer of the distr supplying meal to local tradesmen. 58 New Milk 6.6^ deficient in m.ilk fat. Appeal bo cow proved natui deficiency. 70 New Milk 6.8^ deficient in milk fat. Informal sample. Investigati proved that milk had been improperly mixed before sam] was submitted to the Health Department. Chock sample ( similar consignment geniiino 71 Saus age Meat content below standard. Informal sample. Whole of; facts reported to the Chiefi Sanitary Inspector of distr- in which sausage was purchaj 99 Aspirin Tablets Excess of free sa’licylic acid. Letter of caution from Town Clerk to wholesaler. ; 105 Camphor¬ ated Oil 53^ deficient in camphor. Letters of caution from Tovm Clerk to wholesaler and retailer. j 107 Aspirin Tablets Excess of free salicylic acid. . Letters of caution from Tovv Clerk to retailer and whole 109 Camphor¬ ated Oil 17^ excess of camphor• Letters of caution from Tot Clerk to retailer and whole 114 Aspirin Tablets Excess of free salicylic acid. Letters of caution from Tov Clerk to retailer and v/hole 116 Vinegar 24^ deficient in acetic acid. Letter of caution from Tov;r Clerk to wholesaler. 1 120 Vinegar 42^ deficient in acetic acid. Letter of caution from Toifm Clerk to wholesaler.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30038911_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
