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
Kensington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Sample | Nature of Adulteration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | Contained fat 2.85% and solids non-fat 8.96% corresponding to the abstraction of 5% of the fat | Warning sent to farmer. |
| Milk | Contained fat 4.37% and solids non-fat 8.18% corresponding to the presence of 3% of added water | Warning sent to wholesaler. |
| Christmas Pudding | Contained carcases of mites and insect fragments, approximately 20 per ounce | No further action. |
| Christmas Pudding | Contained carcases of mites and insect fragments, approximately 25 per ounce | Ditto |
| Christmas Pudding | Contained carcases of mites and insect fragments, approximately 24 per ounce | Ditto |
| Pork Sausages | Contained sulphur dioxide 310 parts per million | Warning sent to retailer. |
| Beef Sausage Meat | Contained sulphur dioxide 85 parts per million | Warning sent to retailer. |
| Pork Sausages | Meat content 58% | Details sent to Ministry of Food. |
| Pork Sausages | Meat content 62% | Ditto |
| Sage and Onion Stuffing | Contained no appreciable proportion of suet | Informal sample. Formal sample taken and found to be genuine. |
| Tomato Paste Canned | Contained: Tin 2.6 grains per pound; Copper 51 parts per million, equal to 160 parts per million calculated on the dried total solids | Remaining stock destroyed. |
| Whiskey | Contained excessive water 4% | Summons. Absolute discharge on payment of 2½ guineas costs. |
| Whiskey | Contained excessive water 2% | Ditto |