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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Art icle | Result of Analysis | Action taken or recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Beef Sausage (No. 1362) | Contained 200 p.p.m. sulphur dioxide. Preservatives etc. in Food Regulations 1925 require presence of preservative to be declared. | Letter to producer and retailer. |
| Pickled Gherkins (No, 1366) | Sample contained 5% acetic acid and was far too acid. | Follow up of sample No, 834. Letter to producers. |
| Pres Pork Sausage (No, 1371) | Contained 62% total meat. Public Analyst of opinion total meat content should be not less than 65%, hence deficiency of meat was 4. 6% | Letter to producer/ retailer. |
| Sausage Rolls (No. 1373) | Meat content only 12 7% Public Analyst of opinion meat content should be not less than 20%, | Letter to producers.. |
| Sausage Rolls (No. 1381) | Meat content only 15.7%. Public Analyst of opinion meat content should be not less than 20%. | Letter to producer/ retailer, |
| Pres. Pork Sausage (No. 1394) | Contained 59% total meat. Public Analyst of opinion total meat content should be not less than 65% hence deficiency of meat is 9%, | Letter to producer/ retailer. |
| Glucose Tablets (No. 1401) | Tablets satisfactory but label mislead ing as to vitamin content. | Letter to distributors who will amend label. |
| Sausage Rolls (No 1416) | Contained 17 8% total meat Public Analyst of opinion total meat content should be not less than 20%. | Letter to producer/ retailer |
| Sausage Rolls (No 1428) | Contained 12 0% total meat. Public Analyst of opinion total meat content should be not less than 20%. | Letter to producer/ retailer. |
| Orange Drink (No 1433) | Description of drink as "Bitter Orange" misleading as sweet oranges used in manufacture and bitterness produced by addition of quinine. | Letter to producers, |
| Sausage Rolls (No. 1447) | Contained 16,8% total meat Public Analyst of opinion total meat content should be not less than 20% | Follow up of Sample No, 1319. Further negotiations taking place with producer/retailers |
| Sausage Rolls (No 1485) | Total meat content 9 2% Public Analyst of opinion should be 20%. | Letter to producers |
| Pickled Onions (No 1486) | Onions soft due to inferior pickling process | Letter to producers, |
| Quinine Tonic Water (No, 1487) | Sample was a bottle of lemonade | Letter to producers, |
| Orangeade (No. 1488) | Contained penicillium mould mycelium | Letter to producers |
| Bread Loaf (No 1498) | Contained dark streak caused tay lubricating oil. | Letter to producers |