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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Samples Submitted : Chemical Analysis.
| Samples of : | Number submitted. |
|---|---|
| Fruit (Fresh and Canned) | 213 |
| Canned Fish | 28 |
| Canned Meat Products | 29 |
| Canned Vegetables | 3 |
| Dried Fruit | 1 |
| Fruit Juices | 1 |
| Licorice Paste | 1 |
Bacteriological Examination.
| Samples of : | Number submitted. |
|---|---|
| Chinese Egg Albumen | 1,553 |
| Chinese Egg Powder | 56 |
| Chinese Dried Whole Egg | 99 |
| Chinese Powdered Yolk | 53 |
| Chinese Frozen Egg White | 20 |
| Dutch Dried Whole Egg | 60 |
| Dutch Pressed Veal | 5 |
| Canned German Hams | 6 |
| Canned Italian Tomatoes | 6 |
| Argentine and Australian Chilled Beef | 12 |
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS,
1937—1948.
Frozen Australian Minced Beef.
A consignment of 7x60 lb. cartons of Frozen Australian Minced
Beef was detained at Nelson's Wharf, S.E.I, and ultimately released
after a written undertaking had been received that these cartons
would be held "in bond" at the Admiralty Cold Store and utilised
for naval purposes only.
Lard.
A consignment of 93 cartons each 56 lb. of wet damaged lard was
detained at Pickfords Wharf, S.E.I, and ultimately released to be
used for technical purposes only.
Algerian Carrots.
Consignments comprising 2,594x25-30 lb. boats of carrots were
found to be affected by a spreading black and white mould growth.
The carrots were sorted at the British Railways Grande Vitesse
Depot and approximately 27 tons were transported to the Council's
Depot for disposal.
Australian Butter.
A consignment of Australian Butter comprising 18 x56 lb. cartons
which was contaminated by dock water and detained at New
Hibernia Cold Store, S.E.I, was released for re-processing.