[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City.

Lincoln (England). City Council.

Date:: 1955

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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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2. Pork Sausage. Sold pork sausage containing not more than 53.1% meat. Deficient in meat to the extent of 18.3%. Note : The Public Analyst expressed the opinion that pork sausage should contain at least 65% meat. Both these samples were bought in 1954 and the cases heard in 1955. Both defendants received an absolute discharge on payment of 4/- costs in each case. The Magistrates fixed a standard of 65% for the meat content of pork sausage. 3. Milk. Producer sold milk deficient in milk-fat to the extent of 25.6%, 23%, 16% and 11%. Found not guilty. 4. Bread and butter. Sold bread and margarine as bread and butter. Case dismissed. 5. Potted meat. Sold potted meat containing not more than 75.5% meat and not less than 24.5% excess water and cereal filler. The Analyst expressed the opinion that the sample should have been des¬ cribed as “ Meat Paste.” (Case heard in 1956). (c) Informal Action. 1. Milk. Producer sold milk deficient in milk-fat to the extent of 5.6% and slightly deficient in milk-solids other than milk-fat and milk slightly deficient in milk-fat. These samples were from two of three churns and the average milk-fat content for the whole consignment was 3.31%. No action. 2. Milk. Producer sold milk deficient in milk-fat to the extent of 16%, 17% and 32%, all three samples being also slightly deficient in milk-solids other than milk-fat. Two “Appeal to the Cow ” samples also showed deficiencies in both milk-fat and milk-solids other than milk-fat. A letter of warning was sent to the producer by the Town Clerk. 3. Milk. Producer sold milk deficient in milk-solids other than milk- fat to the extent of 3.1% and the freezing point indicated added water to the extent of 3%. A letter of warning was sent to the producer by the Town Clerk. 4. Milk. Producer sold milk deficient in milk-fat to the extent of 5% and 8.6%. “Appeal to the Cow” samples showed the morning milk to be deficient in milk-fat to the extent of 5.3%. A letter of warning was sent to the producer by the Town Clerk. 5. Potted beef. Sold potted beef which contained not more than 77.4% meat and not less than 22.6% excess water and cereal. The sample should have been described as “ potted beef paste.” Letter of warning sent to the vendor/manufacturer by the Town Clerk. 6. Orange Drink. Sold orange drink containing approximately 24 lb. instead of not less than 27.5 lb. of comminuted fresh oranges per 10 gallons. Letters of warning set to both vendor and manufacturers by the Town Clerk. Offences other than those indicated by Sampling. Legal Proceedings. Sold a wrapped sliced milk loaf intended for but unfit for human consump¬ tion. The bottom crust of the loaf was heavily contaminated by what appeared to be hair and debris. The Public Analyst reported that the material when examined microscopically was found to consist of jute fibre. Other debris on the surface of the bread was found to consist of small fragments of jute.