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 Southwark, Borough of]
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No. | Description of Sample. | Brand or Name of Packers on Label. | External appearance. | Appearance of Food when opened. | Appearance of Food when cut up. | Amount of Fluid in Tin. | Taste of Contents. | Smell of Contents. | Quality of Meat. | Where purchased. |
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1553 | Bloater Paste | "Silvocea," Maconochie & Co. | Sound | Sound | Fair | None | Not tasted | Like bloaters | Fair | 83, East Street |
1654. | Potted Beef | Libby, McNeill & Libby, Chicago | Sound | Apparently lard and chopped meat | Unsound in appearance | None | Not tasted | Rancid | Bad | 142, East Street |
1555 | Ham Paste | M.J.S. Finest | Sound | Usual lard and chopped meat | Apparently sound | None | Not tasted | Wholesome | Uncertain | 41. Rodney Road |
1556 | Ox Tongue Paste | - | Sound | Lard and chopped meat deeply coloured | Sound | None | Not tasted | Highly spiced | Uncertain | do. |
1557 | Hamborough's Beef Paste | Hamborough | Sound | Lard and chopped meat | Sound | None | Not tasted | Highly spiced | Uncertain | do. |
1558 | Ham Paste | - | Sound | Lard and chopped meat | Sound | None | Not tasted | Highly spiced | Uncertain | do. |
1559 | Roast Mutton | Eclipse Brand | Sound | Apparently sound | Good | None | Sweet | Wholesome | Good | 105. Walworth Road |
1560 | Lunch Tongue | Pic Nic W. T. S. Packed in pure jelly | - | Apparently pigs' tongues, some blackened on surface | Sound | None, but some jelly | Not tasted | Wholesome | Doubtful | 102, London Road |
1561 | Roast Fowl | Maconochie Bros., Ltd. | Sound | Sound | Sound | 3 ozs. | Not tasted | Wholesome | Fair | 228, Blackfriars Road |
1562 | Roast Beef | Inter-State Packing Co., Chicago, U.S.A. | Sound | Very dark coloured meat | Dry and inferior | None | Not tasted | Unwholesome | Inferior | do. |
1563 | Fresh Herrings | "Silvocea," Maconochie Bros., Ltd. | Sound | Unsound | Rotten condition | None | Not tasted | Offensive | Bad | 9. Great Suffolk Street |
1564 | Chicken Soup | Libby, McNeil & Libby, Chicago, U.S.A. | Sound | Sound | Sound | 9/10 fluid | Not tasted | Wholesome | Apparently good | do. |
1565 | Lunch Tongue | Rex Brand | Sound | Apparently sheep's tongues, slightly blackened | Sound | None | Not tasted | Wholesome | Good | 54. New Kent Road |
1566 | Potted Turkey and Tongue Paste | - | Sound | Apparently a mixture of lard and chopped meat | Dubious looking | None | Not tasted | Highly spiced | Doubtful | 22, Deacon Street |
1567 | Lambs' Tongues | James Edgar & Co., Deal, Kent | Sound | Sound | Sound | None, but some jelly | Not tasted | Wholesome | Good | 117, Walworth Road |