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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
Lambeth 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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This part of the report deals with the work carried out by
the Food Inspectors under the Pood and Drugs Act, 1955, the
Public Health (Meat Regulations) 1924 and the Milk (Special
Designation) Regulations. 1949 and 1950 and the Ice Cream (Heat
Treatment etc.) Regulations, 1947-
Sampling of Food and Drugs (a) FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.
| Number procured formally | 200 |
| Number procured informally | 1,300 |
Of the 200 formal samples 174 were of milk, 2 of which were
adultered. of the remaining 26 other samples, three were found
to be adulterated.
(b) FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL AND OTHER EXAMINATIONS The following shows thenumber and types of samples submitted for bacteriological and other examinations -
| Ice Cream and Ice Cream Mix | 297 |
| Ice Cream Lolly | 32 |
| Ice Lolly | 12 |
| * Black Pudding | |
| Chinese Egg Albumen | 1 |
| Egg Albumen 60% Syrup | 1 |
| Egg Albumen | 1 |
| Chinese Egg | |
| * Meat and Vegetable Hotpot | 1 |
| Orange and Lemon Slices | 1 |
| * Tomato Juice | 1 |
| Luncheon Meat (canned) | 3 |
| * Corned Beef | 3 |
| Sausage Meat | 1 |
| Pork Pie | 3 |
| Milk (canned) | 5 |
| 366 |
* These articles were suspected of having caused
food poisoning.