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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Article | Formal (F) or Informal (I) or Complaint (C) | Adulteration Irregularity or nature of complaints and Analyst's comments | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Macaroon | C | Contained foreign matter (Metal) | Prosecution 6.12.60 Producers fined 40 s. plus two guineas costs |
| Milk | C | Broken condition of rim of pint milk bottle. | Letter to producer and complainant. |
| Milk | C | Foreign matter (cement) in pint bottle of milk. | Letter to producer and complainant |
| Milk | c | Foreign matter (chestnut) in pint bottle of milk. | Letter to producer and complainant |
| Currants | c | Foreign matter (Grubs) in currants. | Letter to Retailer and complainant |
| Milk | c | Bottle of milk contained foreign matter (dirt). | Letter to producers and complainant |
| Loaf | c | Foreign matter (nail) in Danish loaf. | Letter to producers and complainant |
| Loaf | c | Foreign matter (discoloured) in farmhouse loaf. | Letter to producers and complainants |
| Blackcurrant Health Drink (No. 3976) | I | Inferior May be due to deterioration of sample due to age. | Further sample being obtained |
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOODSTUFFS
(a) Cream filled confectionery is an excellent medium for the
growth of bacteria and thus the transmission of illness and because of
this, routine sampling takes place of the filling at the bakeries and
of the completed confectionery as exposed for sale in the shops
The results obtained were highly satisfactory The samples are
examined for the presence of faecal coliform bacillus and staph aureus
and if either is found, conditions are checked at once and possible
sources sought,
160 samples were submitted, and all found to be satisfactory
The following table sets out the results;-
B. Coli (non faecal) present 160
B. Coli (faecal) present
Staph. aureus positive
Staph. aureua negative 160
(b) Other samples submitted for examination were;-
Salmon (canned) 1
The following table sets out the result:-
Staphylococci negative 1 (Salmon)