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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
Greenwich 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Quantitative Analysis.—Standards for the composition of ice
cream were first laid down in the Food Standards (Ice Cream)
Order, 1951. However, on 7th July, 1952, the legal minimum
quantity of fat and milk solids other than fat required to be contained
in ice cream were reduced by the introduction of the Amendment
Order of 1952. The original standards were re-introduced with
effect from 1st June, by the Food Standards (IceCream) Order, 1953.
In connection with quantitative analysis 26 samples of icecream
and one ice-lolly were examined in the normal course of
sampling. All were satisfactory and full reference to the Analyses
will be found under the heading of Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Food Rejected.—The following table is a summary of unsound food voluntarily surrendered during the year under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 180 (8), most of which was processed and used for animal feeding :—
| Meat— | |||
| Beef and Mutton pieces and trimmings | 1,179 lbs. | 99,142 | lbs. |
| Beef sausages | 116 „ | ||
| Ham | 99½ „ | ||
| Ox Cheek | 26 „ | ||
| Ox Heads | 964 „ | ||
| Ox Tongues | 89 | ||
| Pigs' Heads | 40½ „ | ||
| Pork | 94,321¾ „ | ||
| Stewed Steak (Canned) | 2,304 „ | ||
| Veal pieces | 2¼ „ | ||
| Other Foods— | |||
| Bacon | 8½ lbs. | 45,394 | lbs. |
| Beetroot, dried | 41 „ | ||
| Cake Flour | 10½ „ | ||
| Cherries in Syrup | 39,335 „ | ||
| Cheese trimmings | 42 „ | ||
| Dogfish, skinned | 126 „ | ||
| Flour | 47 „ | ||
| Hake | 14 „ | ||
| Provisions, Various (Canned) | 3,165 „ | ||
| Milk, Condensed | 84 „ | ||
| Sultanas | 35 | ||
| Sherbert Dabs & Suckers | 784 | ||
| Sweets | 108 „ | ||
| Skate wings | 294 „ | ||
| Tomato Puree | 1,300 „ | ||
| Total Food Rejected | 144,536 | lbs. | |