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
Wandsworth 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Case No. | Nature of Sample | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 4101 | Hamburgers with gravy | 16.5 % deficient in meat |
| 4102 | Steak and kidney pudding | Deficient in kidney |
| 4104 | Chicken American | 7% deficient in meat |
| 4113 | Non-brewed vinegar | Incorrect use of the name " vinegar " |
| 4115 | Vinegar | Artificial product wrongly sold as vinegar |
| 4119 | Kevda water | Contained a deposit of mould |
| 4126* | Baby food: foreign matter | Contained piece of wood: ½ in. long |
| 4151 | Orange crush | Contained excess saccharin |
| 4152 | Ground nutmeg | Deficient in volatile oil |
| 4153 | Callaloo | Incorrect labelling |
| 4158 | Tamarind in syrup | Product was fermenting |
| 4161 | Vindaloo paste | Incorrect labelling |
| 4162 | Chilli pickle | Incorrect labelling |
| 4165 | Fulvadi | Incorrect labelling |
| 4166 | Methi leaves | Incorrect labelling |
| 4174 | Mango pulp | Incorrect labelling |
| 4180 | Betel nut | Contained prohibited colouring matter |
| 4195 | Beef chow mein | 52% deficient in meat |
| 4200 | Rose water | Contained a deposit of mould |
| 4203* | Wrapped loaf: foreign matter | Rust and oil |
| 4204 | Beef sausages | 16% deficient in meat |
| 4223 | Tincture of Myrrh | 13 % deficient in alcohol |
| 4224 | Tincture of Arnica | 2% deficient in alcohol |
| 4239* | Meat pie: foreign object | Piece of hide with attached hairs |
| 4240* | Stout bottle: glass in bottle | Possibly minute fragments from neck of bottle |
| 4248 | Fruit salad in heavy | |
| syrup | Incorrect labelling | |
| 4260* | Buttered rolls: | |
| foreign matter | Altered starch and dextrine—not foreign to bread but indicating poor processing | |
| 4270 | Olive oil | High iodine value |
| 4295 | Hamburgers in gravy | Deficient in meat |
| 4302 | Tahin (sesame seeds) | No common English name |
| 4303 | Flower water | Contained mould |
| 4313 | Kevda water | Contained mould |
| 4329 | Concentrated | |
| peppermint | Incorrect labelling—consisted of 10% peppermint oil in alcohol | |
| 4330 | Sausages | Deficient in meat |
| 4339 | Fried rice, assorted | Incorrect labelling |
| 4406 | Pineapple jam: low sugar | Deficient in soluble solids |
| 4415 | Steak and kidney with gravy | Deficient in kidney |
| 4439 | Olive oil | High iodine value. High turbidity temperature |