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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
Lewisham 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 37—
| Diabetic marmalade | Informal | Lid of jar badly corroded. Sample most probably old stock. | Stock withdrawn |
| Ricory (instant coffee and chicory) | Informal | Contents of tin had solidified due to ab-sorbtion of moisture | Stock withdrawn |
| Marmalade | Informal | Sample contained several small pieces of wood | Manufacturer notified |
| Chicken fillets | Informal | Incorrect labelling | Manufacturer notified |
| Dry fry | Informal | Label did not bear a declaration of the list of ingredients. | Manufacturer notified |
Other samples
In addition to samples submitted to the public analyst or bacteriologist
for routine sampling, the following were submitted for various
reasons, but mainly because of complaints received or as a result of
enquiries made into cases of food poisoning:—
Steak and kidney pie Sausage meat (10)
Milk bottles (7) Tinned pineapple
Roll and butter Creamed rice milk pudding
Stewed steak Frozen peas
Tongue sandwich Butter
Bread (7) Lithographic ink
Swiss doughnut Rice paper
Milk Macaroon
Sandwich spread Polony
Hamburger Dessicated coconut
Registration of food premises
During the year the following were registered, the total (including
previous registrations still existing) being shown in the last column.
Type 1962 Total
Sale and storage of icecream 20 350
Manufacture of icecream 1 5
Fish frying 1 30
Fish curing — 19
Preparation or manufacture of sausages 3 79
Preparation or manufacture of potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved food 5 142
Unsound food
Approximately 41 tons of food were surrendered as unfit for human
consumption. This was dealt with by the Council's food inspectors and
consisted of meat, fruit pulp, fish, vegetables etc.