Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Article. | Number of Samples purchased |
---|---|
Salad Dressings | 7 |
Sauces | 10 |
Soft Drinks, Cordials | 13 |
Soups | 4 |
Suet | 3 |
Sugar | 4 |
Tea | 4 |
Vegetables, dried | 7 |
Vegetables, tinned | 15 |
Vinegar | 3 |
Wines and Spirits | 6 |
One sample of pork sausage was found to be adulterated. The constituents were:
Meat 35 per cent.
Water, filler, etc. 65 per cent.
l^oceedings were taken by the Ministry of Food, resulting in the vendor being fined
£10 and £3 3s. Od. costs.
Unsound Food.
During the year 1940 the undermentioned unsound food was surrendered and destroyed or disposed of otherwise: —
Commodity. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrts. | Lbs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
MILK. | ||||
Condensed, sweetened, full cream | _ | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Condensed, unsweetened, skimmed | — | — | — | 7 |
Evaporated, unsweetened Milk | — | 3 | 1 | 23 |
FISH. | ||||
Barracuta (tinned) | - | 2 | 14 | |
Cat Fish (tinned) | — | - | 2 | 3½ |
Cod (fresh) | — | — | — | |
Cod Roe (tinned) | — | — | — | 24 |
Gattelbiter (tinned) | — | — | — | 6½ |
Haddock (fresh) | — | — | 2 | — |
Hake (tinned) | — | — | - | 18 |
Kippers (dried) | — | — | 2 | 14 |
Mackerel (fresh) | — | — | 1 | 14 |
Megrims (dried) | - | - | 2 | 17½ |
Mussels (tinned) | - | - | — | 15 |
Oysters (tinned) | - | — | - | 11 |
Pilchards (tinned) | — | — | 2 | — |
Salmon (tinned) | - | - | - | 10 |
Sardines (tinned) | — | - | — | 1 |
Skate (fresh) | - | 3 | 2 | - |