Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 17
Sample No. | Nature of Complaint | Report |
---|---|---|
6572 | Meat extract: unpleasant taste | No contamination found: unusual taste probably due to variation in ingredient quality |
6670 | Bread roll: foreign body | Dried fruit |
6790 | Corned beef, canned; black discolouration | Dried blood |
7016 | Pork sausages: deficiency of meat content | Contained 70% of meat |
7151 | National dried milk: foreign matter | Charred milk particles |
7152 | Sun-tan cream: caused irritation | No irritant material found |
Milk samples
During the year, 100 samples of milk were submitted for
analysis (87 ordinary milk, 12 Channel Islands or South Devon
milk, and one separated milk). Of these, one sample of ordinary
milk was found to be below the minimum standard and appropriate
action was taken.
The minimum legal standards relating to the composition of
milk are as follows
Ordinarymilk Channel
islands and South Devon milk
Milk fat 3.0% 4.0%
Non-fatty solids 8.5% 8.5%
Total milk solids 11.5% 12.5%
Pesticide Residues in Foodstuffs
During the year, sixteen samples of food were taken by the
Corporation for examination by the Public Analyst for pesticide
residues, and the results are shown below. The types of food
were selected by the Association of Public Analysts under the
scheme initiated by the Association of Municipal Corporations
to ascertain the extent, if any, of contamination of foodstuffs
by toxic chemicals. For the purposes of the scheme it was
decided that amounts of these compounds below certain limits
(depending on both the type of pesticide and the type of food)
should be considered insignificant.