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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
Hammersmith 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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UNSOUND FOOD.
No seizure of unsound food was made during the year.
The following is a list of unsound food condemned during the year:—
| Commodity. | Condition. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 doz. tins Sardines in Tomatoes. | Unsound and Unfit for food | Surrendered |
| 1 tub Grapes (40 lbs.) | ditto | ditto |
| 1 Imported Ox Liver (8 lbs.) | ditto | ditto |
| 30 boats Tomatoes | ditto | ditto |
| Quantity of Eels (48 lbs.) | ditto | ditto |
| 1 box Cod Fish (50 lbs.) | ditto | ditto |
| 31 boxes Apples (14 cwt.) | ditto | ditto |
| 1 box Kippers | ditto | ditto |
| 3 stone Filleted Cod | ditto | ditto |
| 11 cases Pears | ditto | ditto |
| 2 boxes Pears | ditto | ditto |
| 23 Pears | ditto | ditto |
| 12 bags Walnuts | ditto | ditto |
| 1 box Pig's Kidneys (30 lbs.) | ditto | ditto |
| 91 lbs. Spanish Chestnuts | ditto | ditto |
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
OF FOOD.
The chemical examination of food is carried out by the
Public Analyst at the Laboratories, Royal Dental Hospital,
Leicester Square.
Six hundred and twelve samples taken under the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts were examined during the year.
Over 50 per cent. of the articles analysed were milk
samples.
The bacteriological examination of food is carried out by
the Pathologist of the West London Hospital.
In the case of food poisoning specimens are sent to the
Ministry of Health.