[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.

Date:: 1947

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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Table I.—Continued. Articles Analysed. Total. No. of Samples taken for Analysis. No. found to be Adulterated. Percentages of Samples Adulterated. Infor¬ mal. For¬ mal. Infor¬ mal. For-. mal. Infor¬ mal. Formal. Continued— Olive Oil ... 1 1 Powdered Ox-tail Soup ... 1 1 — — — — — Salad Oil ... 1 . 1 —* ■— — — — Sauce 2 2 — .—■ - — —- — Sugar 1 1 —- —- — —- :— 10cL • • • •». • • • 1 1 . -— —- — — — . Vegetable Soup 4 4 —- — — — —- White Pine Balsam 1 1 — — —• — — Zinc and Castor Oil Cream 1 1 — — — — — Zinc Ointment 4 3 1 1 1 33.33 100.00 TOTALS. 205 134 71 2 10 1.49 14.08 The Chemical Analyses of the foregoing samples were carried out by the Public Analyst to the County Borough of Tynemouth Corporation, Mr. W. Gordon Carey, 10, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. Particulars of Adulterated Samples. Table II. No. Article Defect. Action Taken. 40 New Milk ... Deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 20.0%. See follow-up samples Nos. 62 and 64. 44 New Milk ... Deficient m Milk Fat to the extent, of 8.3%. See follow-up samples Nos. 62 and 64. • 02 New Milk ... Deficient in Non-fatty solids to the extent of 1.5% and in Milk Fat to the extent of 11.6%. See sample No. 64. 64 New Milk ... Deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 5.3%. Producer appeared be¬ fore Health Committee and was cautioned. 75 New Milk ... Deficient in Non-fatty Solids to the extent of 3.8%. Letter of caution sent to producer. 87 New Milk (Sterilised) Deficient in Milk Fat to the extent of 32.6%. Letter of caution sent to wholesaler.