Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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Article | How Obtained | Examination | Action Taken | |
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Bact. or Chem. | Result | |||
Quick Frozen Prawns (4 Samples) | Taken from Cold Store in Boro'. | Bact. | Satisfactory | Importer informed. |
Meat Balls Paté de Foie Luncheon Meat (1 sample of each). | do. | Bact. | Sterile | do. |
Corned Beef (Canned) | do. | Bact. | Sterile | do. |
Soft Herring Roes, (canned) potatoes and carrots. | Portion of a meal—rejected by children on account of unpleasant odour. | Chem. | No injurious constituents detected | Complainant notified of results of examination. |
Lemonade Aerated (Bottled) | Complaint from a member of the public regarding an unpleasant smell. | Bact. | No pathogens isolated but smelt strongly of H2S. Bacteria—1,500 per ml. | Manufacturer advised to introduce more effective means of coding. |
do. | do. | Chem. | Incipient decomposition. | do. |