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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Food and Food Premises. 85
Certification of Meat Food Products.
All meat food products prepared for export to Canada, Australia
and several other countries must be accompanied by a certificate
stating that the food has been prepared on sanitary premises and
from meat which has been duly inspected by a Veterinary Surgeon.
As Certifying Officer of Wandsworth under the Order, I
have issued three of these certificates for the export of parcels of
potted meat during the year.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, Agricultural Grading and
Marking Act, 1928, and Orders Made Thereunder.
These Acts and Orders contain provisions which are enforced
by the Borough Council.
The following Orders are now in force:—
Marking of Imported Produce.
1. Gelatine.
2. Honey.
3. Fresh Apples.
4. Tea.
5. Currants.
6. Sultanas.
7. Raisins.
8. Eggs in shell.
9. Dried Eggs.
10. Oat Products.
11. Raw Tomatoes.
12. Salmon and Trout.
13. Butter.
14. Apples and Pears.
] 5. Wheat Flour.
16. Beef.
17. Malt Flour and Malt
Extract.
18. Potatoes.
19. Broccoli.
20. Eggs.
21. Glasshouse grown Tom
toes and Cucumbers.
22. Strawberries.
23. Dressed Poultry.
24. Cherries.
25. Cider.
26. Canned Fruits.
27. Canned Cherries.
The Food Inspectors report that these Acts and Orders are
duly observed by the traders, there being no deliberate evasion
of the provisions.
Statement of Work Done under the Food and Drugs,
(Adulteration) Act, 1928.
During the year 2,005 samples of foods and drugs were
submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. Of these 1,005 were
TABLE XLIV.
Informal Samples. | Formal Samples. | Total. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Number per 1,000 of population. | Percentage adulterated. | |
Clapham | 151 | — | — | 136 | 1 | .7 | 287 | 1 | 4.6 | .3 |
Putney | 170 | — | — | 143 | — | — | 313 | — | 9.0 | — |
Balham | 135 | 3 | 2.2 | 130 | 4 | 3.0 | 265 | 7 | 4.9 | 2.6 |
Streatham | 162 | 2 | 1.2 | 121 | 5 | 4.1 | 283 | 7 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
Tooting | 191 | — | — | 182 | — | — | 373 | - | 9.7 | — |
Wandsworth | 191 | 1 | .5 | 293 | 5 | 1.7 | 484 | 6 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
Whole Borough | 1000 | 6 | .6 | 1005 | 15 | 1.4 | 2005 | 21 | 5.6 | 1.0 |