London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Article | Formal or Informal or Complaint | Adulteration, irregularity or nature of complaint | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread | C | Alleged dirt in loaf of bread. | Dark spots were poppy seeds. No action. |
| Bottle of Lemonade | C | Insect (wasp) in bottle of lemonade. | Legal proceedings authorised subsequently withdrawn owing to witness not being available. |
| Roll and Margarine | C | Sale of roll and margarine as roll and butter. | Legal proceedings. Defendant fined £2 plus 10s. 6d. costs. |
| Soft Drink (No.2763) | I | Misdescribed on label and improperly advertised. | Letter to producers. |
| Currants (No.2779) | I | Dirty in appearance and contained live maggots. | No. 2779 was an informal sample. Follow-up sample No 2814 is reported below. |
| Glace Cherries (No. 2796) | I | Sugar content misdescribed on label. | Letter to English agents. |
| Chocolate Squeez (No. 2797) | I | Low cocoa content - suggested description might be "chocolate flavoured". | Letter to producers. |
| Sultanas (No. 2813) | F | Inferior. Contained live maggot and piece of dirt. | Remaining stock inspected. Very slight evidence found. Stock cleansed |
| Currants (No. 2814) | F | Adulterated. Contained one live maggot about l/5th inch long and 20 small maggots about l/20th inch long, of which 6 were alive and remainder dead. | Remaining stock inspected and found infested 20 lbs. surrendered. |
| Currants (No. 2828) | F | Inferior. Generally clean but contained dead carcases of a few very small maggots about l/24th inch long. | All stock cleared when premises revisited. |
| Currant Bread (No. 2837, 2857, 2858, 2847, 2871, 2874) | I | Inferior. No 2837 contained 4.6% fruit. 2857 " 5.4% " 2858 " 4.5% " 2847 " 5.9% " 2871 " 7.0% " 2874 " 7.0% " | There is no legal standard for this commodity, but trade's reaction to a fruit minimum of 10% sought |
| Currants (No. 2839) | F | Adulterated. Contained four live maggots and a few smaller dead ones. | Remaining stock cleared when premises revisited |
| Pigs (No. 2875) | F | Adulterated. Contained two live maggots. | Remaining stock found to be infested. 8 lbs. surrendered |
| Ice Lolly (No.2890) | I | Incorrectly labelled. Stabiliser not specified. | Letter to producer. |
| Tomato Juice Cocktail (No. 2893) | I | Incorrectly labelled Condiments should be specified. | Letter to producers. |
| Vegetable Juices (No.2912) | I | Incorrectly labelled. Type of seasoning not disclosed. | Letter to canners. |
| Coffee Spread (No. 2918) | I | Free fatty acid 5.9%. Rancid | Retailer informed. Remaining stock surrendered. |
| Cherry Genoa Cake (No. 2942) | I | Contained spring-like object which was seed pod of Australian plant. | Letter to producer |