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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7277 | Shandy | Deficient in alcohol |
| 7278 | Pineapple juice | Labelling irregularity: should be |
| 7279 | Orange juice | designated "sweetened fruit |
| 7280 | Grapefruit juice | juice" |
| 7285* | Milk | Contained iron and rust from disintegrated wire wool |
| 7316 | Fruit salad in syrup | Labelling irregularity; ingredients listed in wrong order |
| 7330 | Steak and kidney pudding, uncooked | Deficient in kidney |
| 7350 | Baby herrings, canned | Labelling irregularity: no list of |
| ingredients | ||
| 7351 | Fillets of anchovies, canned | Labelling irregularity: no list of |
| ingredients | ||
| 7352 | Sild. canned | Labelling irregularity: no list of ingredients |
| 7359 | Roast chicken and sausage with stuffing and gravy | Labelling irregularity: ingredients listed in wrong order |
| 7378 | Cheese spread | Labelling irregularity: cheese incorrectly described |
| 7389* | Canned macaroni pudding | Contained carbonised matter, possibly from over cooking |
| 7429 | Chocolate syrup | Contained dye not listed among ingredients |
| 7435 | Chicken curry | Deficient in meat; no list of ingredients |
| 7438* | Sliced bread | Contained starter switch from fluorescent lighting tube |
| 7448 | Baby clams: canned | Labelling irregularity: no list of ingredients |
| 7460* | Sterilised milk: insoluble matter | Mixed with dried milk |
| 7461* | Sterilised milk: insoluble matter | Mixed with dried milk |
| 7489 | Dried instant lemon drink | Labelling irregularity: wrongly described |
The 22 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 six complaint samples were submitted but, following
analysis, it was considered that the complaints were not justified.
Details of these cases are given below:-