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
Hammersmith 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| 14. | Roasted beef tasted "off". | Complaint not justified. |
| 15. | Foreign matter (insect) in baby food. | Legal proceedings. |
| 16. | Sale of mouldy beef pie. | Legal proceedings. |
| 17. | Dirt on packet of bacon. | Warning letter to packers. |
| 18. | Discoloured corned-beef. | Letter to Embassy of exporting country. |
| 19. | Chips nibbled by mice. | Legal proceedings |
| 20. | Discoloured corned beef. | Letter to Embassy of exporting country. |
| 21. | Chicken alleged abnormal. | No abnormality. |
| 22. | Sale of mouldy sausage rolls. | Legal proceedings. |
| 23. | Foreign matter in corned beef. | No action. |
| 24. | Foreign matter in golden plums. | Warning letter to packers. |
| 25. | Bottle of milk, foreign matter. | Legal proceedings. |
| 26. | Sweets contained foreign matter (glass). | Legal proceedings. |
| 27. | Canned peas contained insect. | Legal proceedings. |
| 28. | Sale of mouldy brown loaf. | Legal proceedings. |
| 29. | Sale of chicken of poor quality. | No action. |
| 30. | Sale of frozen kidney with sawdust. | Advice to retailer. |
| 31. | Sale of unsound bacon. | Legal proceedings. |
| 32. | Canned potatoes contained foreign matter. | Warning letter to packers. |
| 33. | Cheese and tomato sanwich contained foreign body. | Retailer notified. |
| 34. | Sale of butter with rancid smell. | Warning letter to retailer. |
| 35. | Milk bottle contained foreign matter. Legal proceedings. | |
| 36. | Pork pie contained mould. ## | Legal proceedings. |
| 37. | Sale of stale bread rolls. | No action. |
| 38. | Pork luncheon meat unfit. | Referred to wholesaler. |
| 39. | Sour milk. | No action. |
| 40. | Sour cream. | No action. |
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