London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Fulham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Sample No. | Article | Result of Analysis | Action taken or recommended |
|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | Milk | Fat 3.36%. Solids not fat 8.47%. Water 88.13%. Sale of Milk Regulations require Fat 3%. Solids not fat 8.5%. Result indicates presence of 0.35% added water. | No action in view of slight nature of discrepancy. |
| 295 | Roll and Butter | Bread Roll spread with margarine. | Legal proceedings authorised but subsequently withdrawn. Retailer warned. |
| 318 | Meat Patty | Contained 13% meat filling. Public Analyst of opinion meat content should be not less than 20%. | Makers ceasing to describe as "meat patty". |
| 355 | Lemonade Powder | Prepared with sugar, tartaric acid flavour and colour. Public Analyst of opinion citric acid must be used in lieu of tartaric acid or product no longer described as "Lemonade" Powder. | Letter to manufacturers. |
| 359 | Jelly Cream | Labelling unsatisfactory in that the words "Milk required" and "flavour" should appear on face of packet. | Letter to manufacturers. |
| 387 | Glycerin, Honey & Lemon | Incorrectly labelled. Active constituents liquid extract of Ipecac and Honey of Squill. Oil of lemon is .05% | No action. |
| 447 | Ground Nutmeg | Inferior owing to lumpy condition. | Letter to producers and wholesalers. |
| 450 | Meat Patty | Meat content 18.5%. Public Analyst of opinion it should be not less than 20%. | Letter to retailer. |
| 457 | Milk Chocolate Macaroons | Incorrectly labelled since sample has a coconut basis. | Letter to producer. |
| 584 | Chocolate Eclairs | Slightly unpleasant flavour due to mineral oil being used to grease mould. Unpleasantness rapidly disappears. | Letter to manufacturers. |
| 591 | Gateau | Unpleasant flavour due to oxidation rancidity of fat used in manufacture of decoration. | Manufacturer sought help of Department in determining cause. Offending constituent destroyed. |
| 597 | Egg and Milk Toffee | Unpleasant flavour due to egg powder or liquid egg used in making the toffee. Commodity sterile however. | No action. |
| 601 | Cheese Spread with Ham and Onion | Water content 63.8%. Fat on dry matter 36.6%. Standard proposed by Ministry of Food report is not more than 48% water and minimum fat content on dry matter 45%. This cheese spread therefore contains 41% excess water and is 19% defi cient in fat on the dry matter, giving a total deficiency of 41% of fat on the cheese spread as it is. | Letter to manufacturers. |
| 670 | Sausage Roll | Meat content 13.4%. Average of other samples submitted is over 20%. | No action. |