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 Port of London]
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Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
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Gooseberries/Cherries/ Strawberries in syrup | 4 | 0 | |
Cocktail cherries | 0 | 2 | Contained prohibited colouring matter — 1. Destroyed 1. Letter to merchant and local MOH |
Ripe olives | 2 | 0 | |
Fruit cocktail | 2 | 0 | |
Bitter melon | 1 | 0 | |
Melon salad | 1 | 0 | |
Sliced ginger | 0 | 1 | Contained prohibited colouring matter and preservative — re-exported |
Peeled tomatoes | 1 | 0 | |
Dates | 2 | 0 | |
Stuffed oranges | 1 | 0 | Incorrect label—letters to merchant and local MOH |
Prunes | 1 | 0 | |
Sultanas | 0 | 1 | Oily taint—letter to local MOH, merchant informed Infested with beetles and larvae — destroyed |
Anardana (pomegranate seeds | 1 | 1 | |
Dried apricots | 1 | 0 | |
Dehydrated bananas | 1 | 0 | |
Dehydrated peach slices | 1 | 0 | |
Preserved fruit | 3 | 0 | |
Citrus peel | 3 | 1 | Contained excess preservative — letters to merchant and local MOH |
Date jam | 1 | 0 | |
Preserved amla and apple | 2 | 0 | Incorrect label — letters to merchant and local MOH |
Grass Jelly | 1 | 0 | - |
Chutney/Pickles | 12 | 2 | Contained prohibited preservative 2. re-exported 1. Incorrect label — letters to merchant and local MOH |
Peppers | 3 | 0 | |
Dehydrated peppers | 1 | 0 | |
Pepper — Ground | 0 | 1 | Adulterated with ground rice — re-exported |
Gourmet powder | 1 | 0 | Incorrect label — letters to merchant and local MOH |
Spice powder | 1 | 0 | |
Chilli powder | 2 | 1 | Contained prohibited colouring matter — re-exported |
Curry powder | 5 | 1 | Contained prohibited colouring matter — re-exported |
Chinese mustard | 1 | 0 | |
Water chestnuts | 1 | 0 | |
Shelled pistachio nuts | 1 | 0 | |
Almond coconut | 1 | 0 | |
Groundnuts | 41 | 4 | Aflatoxin contaminated 1. released for compounding into animal food. |
Honey | 4 | 1 | 3. Re-exported |
Contained excess lead — letters to merchant and local MOH |