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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

Wandsworth 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1954
Complaint Samples
Case No. 1906.Milk. Submitted on the complaint that water had
been added. The complaint was considered not justified.
Case No. 78. Luncheon Meat. Submitted on the complaint that
there was a housefly partly buried in it. The complaint was
considered justified.
Case No. 176. Oxtail Soup. This complaint was considered not
justified.
Case No. 277. Roll and butter. Submitted on the complaint that the
roll did not contain butter. The complaint was considered not
justified.
Case No. 302. Bread. Submitted on the complaint that it contained
rodent excrement. The complaint was considered not justified.
Case No. 480. Cream. Submitted on the complaint that it had a
chemical taste suggestive of preservative. The complaint was
considered not justified.
Case No. 481. Butter. Submitted on the complaint that it had a
musty flavour. The complaint was considered justified.
Special Sample. Chocolate Milky Lunch. Submitted on the complaint
that it had a "disinfectant" taste. The complaint was considered
justified.