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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
Greenwich 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Sixteen ice-cream samples were obtained and submitted to the
Public Analyst for examination together with 2 ice-lollies. All
proved to be genuine and the ice-creams more than fulfilled the
requirements of the Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1953 with
an average fat content of 12.07%. One sample of Ice-cream powder
also proved to be genuine.
Appended at the end of this Food Section is a table listing all
the samples reported upon as being "non-genuine" and giving the
administrative action taken in respect of each unsatisfactory
sample.
Other Food Examinations.—In addition to those obtained
under the Food & Drugs Act, other articles not procured in the
normal course of sampling were examined either by the Public
Analyst or at the Public Health Service Laboratory. These examinations
were the outcome of complaints from members of the public
or as a result of special investigations into certain foods carried out
by the Food Inspectors or as the "follow-up" to reported food
poisoning cases.
Information concerning the analyses of these samples is given in the following table :—
| Article | How Obtained | Examination | Action Taken | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bact. or Chem. | Result | |||
| 6 tins Corned Beef with cereal | Taken from a Cold Storage plant in the Borough. Part of a consignment with an unusual number of blown tins. | Bact. | After an incubation period of 3 days at a temp. 37°C. one tin developed pin-holes through which the contents leaked. This can gave a mixed growth of 'gran positive' cocci and anaerobic sporebearers. Of the remaining 5 cans, 2 remained sterile, 2 others gave growths of anaerobic spore bearers and one of a 'gram positive' coccus. | The Importers were notified accordingly |