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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sample No. | Nature of Sample | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 6778 | Ice-cream | Deficient in milk solids not fat |
| 6780 | Fresh cream slices | Contained fat other than milk fat in the cream |
| 6794 | "Cheese'n shrimp" | Cheese element deficient in butter fat |
| 6825 | "Orange" | Labelling irregularity: contained added sugar |
| 6826 | Pineapple juice | Deficient in pineapple |
| 6827 | Grapefruit juice | Labelling irregularity: contained added sugar, possibly deficient in fruit content |
| 6842 | Peppermint liqueur | Labelling irregularity: no declaration of spirit strength on label |
| 6863* | Bottle of milk | Contained vegetable debris from flowers |
| 6886 | Ground Haldi | Excess lead present (45 parts per million) |
| 6902 | Dried instant grapefruit drink | This was a dry "mix", not a dried drink |
| 6903 | Raspberry buttermilk | Labelling irregularity: had been "cultured and sugar added" |
| 6921 | Tomato ketchup flavoured critps | Incipient rancidity of fat |
| 6945 | Sheep tongues, canned | Contained jelly, wrongly designated |
| 6972 | New potatoes, canned | Labelling irregularity: carrying liquor not mentioned in the title |
| 6999 | Apple juice | Deficient in fruit |
| 7005 | Condensed cream of mushroom soup, canned | Deficient in fat |
| 7006 | Pilchards in tomato sauce. Canned | Labelling irregularity: no list of ingredients |
| 7009 | Unsweetened lemon juice | Deficient in fruit |
| 7013 | Fresh milk concentrate | Failed to comply with the Condensed Milk Regulations 1959 |
| 7015* | Bread | Dirty dough containing iron, grease, etc. |
| 7021 | Fruit salad, canned | Labelling irregularity: ingredients listed in wrong order |
| 7023 | Fruit cocktail in syrup, canned | Labelling irregularity: ingredients listed in wrong order |
| 7028 | Strawberries in syrup, canned | Deficient in sucrose |
| 7029 | Double concentrated tomato paste | Corroded can. Contained lead in an amount equal to permitted limit and an excess of tin. |
| 7033 | Halloumi cheese | Labelling irregularity: not labelled in accordance with the Cheese Regulations |