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
Wandsworth 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Case No. | Nature of Sample | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 249 | Ammoniated tincture of quinine | Deficient in ammonia. Excess quinine |
| 2551 | Soft drinks | Saccharin present in excess of the new regulations |
| 262 | ||
| 263 | ||
| 279 | Honey of borax | Labelled B.P.C. but deleted from the 1963 edition |
| 303* | Bread | Contained mineral oil, iron particles and dirt from machinery |
| 304 | Ground jeera | High silica content |
| 320 | Milk | Deficient in fat |
| 330 | Pork sausages | Deficient in meat |
| 331 | Chunky pork | Deficient in meat |
| 339* | Milk | Contained mould and insect fragments |
| 340* | Minced steak | Contained dyes which are not permitted in unprocessed meat |
| 354 | Ground sage | High silica content |
| 355* | Bread | Contained an insect |
| 359* | Milk bottle | Contained mould and insect fragments |
| 364 | Brazil nuts (shelled) | Incipient rancidity of fat |
| 371* | Milk | Contained dirt and mould |
| 372 | Pork sausages | Deficient in meat |
| 386 | Minced beef | Contained added nicotinic acid |
| 420 | Ground oregano | Not the " common or usual name " |
| 423 | Meat improver | Ingredients not listed |
| 441 | Fibrosolsausage improver | Ingredients not listed |
| 463* | Milk | Contained a piece of card with a pencilled message to the milkman |
| 473 | Strawberry syrup | The word " flavoured " was in much smaller type than the words " strawberry " and " syrup " |
| 487* | Orange squash | Contained mould and dirt |
| 502* | Saveloy | Unpleasant odour confirmed but cause not discovered |
| 558 | Mincemeat | Deficient in fat |
| 565 | Ham and tongue | As a meat paste, this was a good product, but it was labelled merely " Ham and Tongue ", implying 95-100 per cent. meat |
| 567 | Antipasto | Name not descriptive of contents for normal purchaser |
The twelve samples shown above which are marked with an
asterisk (*) were complaint samples submitted by members of the
public and in each case the complaint was considered justified and
appropriate action was taken.
A further three complaint samples were submitted but, following
analysis, it was considered that the complaints were not justified.
Details of these cases are given below: —
Case No. 1371 Canned Brislings. Complaint that they caused
sickness.