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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Formal Samples-contd.
| No. | Sample of | Result. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Canned Blackcurrant Jelly. | Soluble solids 67%. | Not made in U.K. Not within provisions of relative Order. |
| 107 | Milk. | 2% added water. | Caution. |
| 153 | Canned Tomatoes | Contained a mass of mould. | Further samples satisfactory. |
| 202 | Ice Cream. | 36% deficient, in fat. | Summons. |
| 217 | Vinegar. | Consisted of non-brewed condiment and was 20% deficient in Acetic Acid. | Summons. |
| 260 | Non-brewed Condiment. | 10% deficient in Acetic Acid. | Vendor out of business. |
| 265 | Tomato ketchup. | Copper 160 parts per million. | Summons. |
| 318 | Non-brewed Condiment. | 3% deficient in Acetic Acid. | Caution. |
| 326 | Butter. | 16.2 %water. | Caution. |
| 344 | Butter. | 16.2% water. | Caution. |
| Informal Samples. | |||
| 140a | Ice Cream. | 42% deficient in fat. | Formal sample taken. |
| 160a | Multivitamin Capsules. | Misleading description. | Formal sample taken. |
| 186a | Pearl Barley. | Infested with living larvae. | No more in stock. |
| 190a | Glauber's Salt. | Completely effloresced. | Stock withdrawn |
| 200a | Jelly Crystals. | Mouldy. | No more in stock. |
| 202a | Ice Cream. | 34% deficient in fat. | Formal sample 202. |
| 224a | Tomato ketchup. | 95 parts per million copper and 300 parts per million benzoic acid. | Stock withdrawn |
| 238a | Ice Cream. | 46 % deficient in fat. | Discontinued manufacture. |
| 239a | Non-brewed condiment. | 25% deficient in acetio acid. | Formal sample 217. |