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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Parmesan cheese | Label found to be incorrect | Warning letter to importer |
| Pate de lievre | Label printed entirely in foreign language | Warning letter to importer |
| Pate de marrons confits | Label printed entirely in foreign language and no indication given of ingredients | Released for catering purposes only |
| Peanuts (flaked) (2 consignments) | Found to contain Aflatoxin — "Medium category" | Detained |
| Processed cheese (canned) | Found to be deficient in fat and label incorrect | Detained |
| Soy sauce | Found to contain 200 parts per million Benzoic Acid | Re-exported |
| Tomatoes (canned) | Found to contain lead in excess of 2 parts per million | Warning letter to importer |
| Tomato paste (canned) | Howard Mould content in excess of 50% | Detained |
Consignments of cooked Shellfish showing viable counts in excess of
1,000,000 were detained. Where a consignment showed a viable count of between
100,000 and 1,000,000, the importer was warned that the shellfish should be
used immediately after defrosting.
Samples taken from two consignments of Pakistani Raw Freshwater Prawns
were found to contain Salmonella typhi-murium, Salmonella aba, Salmonella
beaudesert and Salmonella newport. These prawns were re-exported.
Samples taken from a consignment of Malaysian Raw Prawns were found
to contain Salmonella paratyphi B and Salmonella weltevreden. The batch containing
S. paratyphi was destroyed and the remainder re-exported. Samples taken
from other consignments of Malaysian Prawns were found to contain Salmonella
lexington (2) and Salmonella weltevreden (1). All these prawns were re-exported.
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