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 Brent]
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Table 40
CONTAMINATED AND UNSOUND FOOD
Foodstuff | Dirt or Foreign Bodies | Insects | Mould | Souring or other unfitness |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bread and flour confectionery | 18 (3) | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Meat and meat products | 2 | 2 | — | 14 (6) |
Milk, cream and yogurt | 11 (1) | — | 1 | 1 |
Canned goods | 4 (2) | 3 | — | 8 (1) |
Bottled goods | 4 (2) | — | 1 (1) | 3 (1) |
Cereals | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
Pies | — | 1 | 5 | — |
Bacon | — | 2 | 1 | 2 (1) |
Cheese | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Butter and margarine | 2 | — | — | — |
Medicines | — | — | — | 2 (1) |
Wines and beer | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Potato crisps | 2 | — | — | — |
Frozen food | — | 1 | — | — |
Fruit | — | — | 1 (1) | — |
Sweets | 1 (1) | — | — | — |
Suet | — | 1 (1). | — | — |
Stock cubes | — | 1 | — | — |
Dried soup | 1 | — | — | — |
Infant food | 1 | |||
TOTALS | 48 | 18 | 15 | 34 |
Figures in brackets indicate complaints not confirmed. |
Table 41
SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS
Articles | Total procured | Unsatisfactory | |
---|---|---|---|
Labelling | Composition | ||
Milk | 24 | - | - |
Milk (condensed and dried) | 12 | — | — |
Creams and yogurt | 20 | — | 2 |
Ice cream | 11 | — | — |
Meat and meat products | 107 | — | 9 |
Butter, margarine and fats | 23 | — | — |
Bread, flour and cereals | 14 | — | 1 |
Fish and fish pastes | 25 | 3 | — |
Cakes, biscuits, mixtures and fillings | 7 | — | — |
Fruit juices, syrups and soft drinks | 49 | 6 | 2 |
Spirits, wine, beer | 15 | 2 | 2 |
Coffee, tea and beverages | 14 | — | — |
Sweets and chewing compounds | 19 | 2 | 2 |
Fruit and vegetables | 90 | 2 | 1 |
Curries, spices and flavourings | 38 | 1 | — |
Vinegar, pickles and sauces | 76 | 1 | 5 |
Cheese and spreads | 60 | 2 | 3 |
Jams, jellies and preserves | 32 | — | 2 |
Drugs | 40 | 1 | — |
Miscellaneous | 13 | - | - |
TOTALS | 689 | 20 | 29 |