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 Bromley]
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Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample | Remarks |
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Serial No. 3909 | |
(a) Pork Luncheon Meat Composition: The discolouration on the meat surface was due to rusting of the inner surface of the can. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to importers |
Serial No. 3743 | |
(a) Chopped Pork Roll Composition: The foreign matter was of animal origin and consisted of fragments of gristle and hairs. | Matter drawn to attention of manufacturer. |
Serial No. 3776 | |
(b) Pork Chipolatas Composition: Meat 56 per cent. | Correspondence with manufacturer. Repeat formal sample — satisfactory. |
Serial No. 3762 | |
(b) Sausage Composition: Contained a copper coated iron staple half an inch in length | Matter investigated. Warning letter to manufacturer. |
Serial No. 3911 | |
(b) Skinless Sausages Composition: The surfaces of the sausages were affected by mould growths. | Matter investigated. Circumstance of sale not substantiated. |
Serial No. 3810 | |
(a) Steak and Kidney Pudding Composition: Contained eight portions of a dressing made from cotton gauze and adhesive plaster. The fact that the dressing was fragmented indicated that it had been through a chopping process. There was no evidence of the dressing having been used. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to manufacturer. |
Serial No. 3819 | |
(i) Spray Dried Whole Egg Composition: The sample consisted of dried egg white. | Repeat samples (3) satisfactory. |
Serial No. 3759 | |
(c) Canned Pink Salmon Composition : The rubber object found in the tinned salmon was a finger stall. | Matter investigated and drawn to attention of importers. |
Serial No. 3844 | |
(d) Milk Bottle Composition: The bottle was soiled internally by dried milk residues and chalk deposits. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to bottlers. |