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
Southwark 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| No. | Sample of | Result. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 663a | Pepper. | Contained 25 per cent. wheat flour. | No more in stock |
| 695a | Pork Sausages. | 24 per cent. deficient in meat. | Formal sample satisfactory. |
| 696a | Guava Jelly. | Fermented. | Stock destroyed. |
| 699a | Pearl Barley. | Contained acari. | Used for poultry feeding. |
| 720a | Canned Bloater Spread. | Tin 10 grains to the pound. | Stock destroyed. |
| 723a | Canned Brisling Paste. | Tin 10.5 grains to the pound. | Stock destroyed. |
| 733a | Canned Cherries in Syrup. | Can blown. | Stock destroyed. |
| 768a | Elixir of Ammoniated Quinine and Cinnamon. | 8 per cent. deficient in ammonia. 16 per cent. deficient in quinine. | Formal sample taken. 761. |
| 785a | Pepper. | Contained 20 per cent. foreign starch. | Formal sample 798. |
| 830a | Pearl Barley. | Contained acari. | Used for poultry food. |
| 839a | Pepper. | Contained 10 per cent. foreign starch. | Formal sample 798. |
| 233g | Milk. | 1.4 per cent added water. | Subsequent samples genuine. |
| 82a | Pearl Barley. | Contained living acari. | Used for poultry food. |
| 103a | Ice Cream. | 52 per cent. deficient in fat. | Manufacturer notified, subsequent sample satisfactory. |
| 113a | Glauber Salts. | Completely effloresced. | Stock withdrawn |
| 204a | Tomato Soup (canned). | Not labelled with ingredients. | No more in stock |
| 222a | Ice Cream. | 60 per cent. deficient in fat. 13 per cent. deficient in non-fatty milk solids. | Formal sample taken. |
| 232a | Gelatine. | Boron preservative 600 parts per million. | No more in stook |