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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Case No. | Nature of Sample | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 5405 | Beefburgers with onion | Deficient in meat |
| 5425 | Apple crush | Excess saccharin |
| 5467* | Oxtail soup: foreign matter | Adhesive tape trapped in seam |
| 5468 | Dates | Dusted on outside with talc |
The twenty samples shown above which are marked with an
asterisk (*) were complaint samples submitted by members of the
public and in each case the complaint was considered justified and
appropriate action was taken.
A further 14 complaint samples were submitted but, following analysis, it was considered that the complaints were not justified. Details of these cases are given below:—
| Case No. | Nature of complaint | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 4506 | Take-away meal: chicken alleged to be rabbit | Chicken confirmed |
| 4525 | Chicken truffle pate: alleged to contain foreign matter | Not proven : alleged foreign matter proved to be truffle |
| 4740 | Butter: alleged to be margarine | Not proven: was pure butter |
| 4741 | Corned beef: alleged to be mouldy | No mould found |
| 4779 | Blackcurrant drink: alleged to have caused sickness | No harmful ingredients detectable |
| 4798 | Minced meat: alleged to be mouldy | No mould found |
| 4919 | Chocolate biscuit: discolouration | Slightly marked due to overheating in storage |
| 4956 | Lemon squash: alleged to have caused sickness | No harmful ingredients detected |
| 4957 | Liquid paraffin: odd odour and taste | Satisfied purity tests. Taint confirmed but no foreign matter identifiable |
| 5257 | Lambs' tongues: contained gristle | Not confirmed |
| 5293 | Orange drink: contained dye | Colouring matter confirmed but colour used was a permitted one |
| 5364 | Meat pudding: alleged to have caused sickness | No harmful ingredient found |
| 5366 | Unsalted butter: suspected of being margarine | Butter confirmed |
| 5450 | Eggs: alleged to contain formaldehyde | No formaldehyde detected |