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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
Beckenham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| ARTICLE | FORMAL | INFORMAL |
|---|---|---|
| Salad (Tinned) | _ | 1 |
| Salmon Spread | — | 1 |
| Sauce | — | 4 |
| Sausages | 40 | 4 |
| Sherry | 1 | — |
| Sild | — | 1 |
| Sliced Beetroot | — | 1 |
| Steak and Kidney Pudding | — | 2 |
| Sweet Corn | — | 1 |
| Tartare Sauce | — | 1 |
| Tea | — | 2 |
| Tomatoes (Tinned) | — | 1 |
| Tuna Fish | — | 2 |
| Turkey Paste | — | 1 |
| Vinegar | 1 | 1 |
| Whisky | 2 | — |
| Yoghourt | — |
Two samples of sausages, both obtained from the same ButchcManufacturer,
were found to be adulterated, in that the meat conteru
was considerably below 65 per cent, which is regarded as a reasonable
minimum standard. Legal proceedings were instituted against the
Butcher-Manufacturer, who was fined £5 with £31 10s. costs.
In addition to the sampling of milk for chemical analysis, samples
are also taken and submitted to the Public Health Laboratory Service
for examination for keeping quality, and in the case of pasteurised
milk, for the adequacy of heat treatment. In 1963 113 samples were
submitted. One failed the keeping quality test, but an immediate
repeat sample from the dairy concerned proved satisfactory. The
remainder passed the tests to which they were submitted.
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