[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough] page 60

Fulham 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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Sample No:	Article	Result of Analysis	Action taken
152	Pork sausages	Contained total meat 54%. 16.9% deficient in meat. Pork sausages must contain not less than 65% meat.	No action recommended by Public Health Committee in this instance. Sample No.80 being treated as test case.
157	Prunes	Inferior, Very dried,unsightly appearance. Not of the quality expected	No action.
164	Dried peaches	Inferior. Very small, Possessed odour of apricots whilst cooking.	No action
167	Mustard mixture	Contained 0.22% allyl isothiocyanate and 8,9% moisture. 130 viable mould spores per gramme present. Food Standards (Mustard)(No.2) Order 1944 Amendment No.2 Order, 1948.	Remainder of stock surrendered for destruction.
182	Flaked Tapioca	Uneven in size containing lumps and powder. Could not be properly cooked.	No action.
188	Canned Strawberries	Rancid fish oily flavour.	Remainder of stock withdrawn.
234	Pork sausages	Contained 58% meat only; must contain 65% meat.	Manufacturer warned by letter.
245	Vinegar	Inferior. Contained 4.3% of acetic acid and considerable mould growth. Probably old stock.	Remainder of barrel sold before result of analysis received.
257	Ground Almond substitute	Contained 13.7% total oil. Mixture of soya flour, pea or bean flour and oatmeal. Ground almonds contain approximately 50$ almond oil.	Result of analysis communicated to vendors.