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
Greenwich 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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| Sample No. | Article | Nature of adulteration and/or irregularity | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 265 | Christmas Pudding | Contained dead mites, approx. 3,000 per ounce. | In the opinion of the Analyst, the number of mites found in the sample indicated heavy infestation of one or more of the ingredients. Legal proceedings were taken and the manufacturers fined £5. Costs £5 5s. 0d. |
| TT. 27 | Alga Flour | Contained sulphur dioxide, 630 parts per million. There is no provision in the Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations for a dried seaweed product to contain sulphur dioxide. | Letter to Importers and to Norwegian Trade Commissioner. |
| TT. 88 | Tomato Sauce & Minced Meat, Canned | Contained tin, 480 parts per million, an excessive proportion. | The consignment from which the sample was taken having been despatched to a firm in a neighbouring borough, the M.O.H. of that borough was acquainted with the Analyst's findings. |
| TT. 98 | Herring Salad, Canned | The can was "blown" due to the pressure of gases produced by decomposition and the contents, which had not been sterilised when canned, were unfit for human consumption. | The Importers were acquainted with the Analyst's findings and undertook to withdraw all "blown" or otherwise doubtful cans. |