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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
Tottenham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Article | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| brought forward | 249 | 8 |
| Ice Cream | 4 | - |
| Jams | 3 | - |
| Jelly | 7 | - |
| Meat Paste | 2 | - |
| Meat Pie | 7 | - |
| Mincement | 3 | - |
| Non-Brewed Condiment | 1 | - |
| Pickled Herrings in Wine Sauce | 1 | 1 |
| Salad Cream | 2 | - |
| Sausages | 26 | - |
| Soup (Tinned) | 1 | - |
| Sweets | 1 | - |
| Tomato Ketchup | 1 | - |
| Victoria Plums | 4 | 1 |
| Vinegar | 21 | 5 |
| Whisky | - | |
| White Pepper | 1 | - |
| Yogurt | 8 | - |
| Total | 367 | 15 |
The Chief Officer of the Public Control Department makes the
following comments on the samples listed as unsatisfactory
"The 3 milk samples were each slightly deficient in fat,
which on investigation I was satisfied were natural deficiences.
The 5 drug samples were all cases of camphorated oil deficient in
camphor. Two official cautions were issued by my Council. The
sample of pickled herrings in wine sauce was unsatisfactory
because the amount of proof spirit was so small as to make the
description 'in wine sauce' false. The packers were cautioned.
The sample of Victoria plums proved to be Pond's Seedling
plums. An official caution was issued. In the 5 cases of
vinegar, non-brewed condiment was sold for the genuine article.
There was one prosecution which resulted in a fine of 3 guineas
and an award of £i.i5.od. costs, and three official cautions were
issued by my Council".