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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Chilli Powder | 8 | 4 | 2 Contained salt. 1 Contained salt and prohibited colouring matter. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. 1 Contained prohibited colouring matter. Released -trade sample. |
Curry Powder | 7 | 0 | |
Fried Rice Seasoning Mix | 1 | 0 | Inadequately labelled. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
Scarlet Powder | 0 | 1 | Insufficient dye content. Re-exported. |
Onion Powder | 0 | 1 | Insect infested. Destroyed. |
Fish Powder | 4 | 0 | |
Baking Powder | 0 | 1 | Adulterated with alum. Re-exported. |
Flour | 25 | 2 | 2 Insufficient Chalk content. Released - industrial purposes. |
Bean Cuid | 16 | 4 | Contained arsenic. Re-exported. |
Bean Jelly | 0 | 1 | Contained prohibited colouring matter. Re-exported |
Bean Powder | 6 | 8 | 1 Likely to deteriorate. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. 5 Contained prohibited preservative:-4 Re-exported. 1 Destroyed, under supervision of local M.O.H. 2 Contained excess lead. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
Instant Soy Paste Mix | 1 | 0 | |
Chilli Paste | 1 | 0 | |
Curry Paste | 5 | 0 | |
Grass Jelly | 1 | 0 | |
Fish Paste | 2 | 0 | |
Pure Butter Ghee | 1 | 0 | |
Tomato Paste | 28 | 4 | 2 High mould counts. Released as further samples satisfactory. 2 Contained excess tin:-1 Re-exported. 1 Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
Salad Dressing | 11 | 0 | 3 Inadequately labelled. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
Seasoning | 4 | 0 | 1 Inadequately labelled. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
Vinegar | 1 | 0 | |
Fish Gravy | 2 | 0 | Inadequately labelled. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
Brown Gravy Mix | 1 | 0 | |
Amboda Curry in Oil | 0 | 1 | Contained lead. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
Tomato Ketchup | 0 | 1 | Contained prohibited preservative. Released, -trade sample. |
TCK Sauce | 0 | 1 | Contained prohibited preservative. Released, -trade sample. |