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
City of London 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Article | Informal | Formal | Article | Informal | Formal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, Ground | 2 | — | 180 | 1 | |
| Aspirin Tablets | 1 | — | Meat Products, Canned | 34 | — |
| Bacon | 2 | — | Meat Products, Frozen | 2 | — |
| Brandy | 3 | 1 | Milk | 18 | 11 |
| Butter | 18 | — | Milk, Condensed | 7 | — |
| Castor Oil | 1 | — | Milk Pudding, Canned | 1 | — |
| Cheese & Cheese Spread | 14 | — | Mincemeat | 1 | — |
| Chocolate, Drinking | 1 | — | Oil, Cooking | 4 | — |
| Cocoa | 1 | — | Olive Oil | 3 | — |
| Codeine Tablets | 1 | — | Peel, Candied | 1 | — |
| Coffee & Coffee Extract | 23 | — | Pepper | 3 | — |
| Confectionery, Flour | 1 | — | Pickles | 1 | — |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | — | Proprietary Foods | 2 | — |
| Cream | 5 | — | Proprietary Medicines | 2 | — |
| Curry Powder | 1 | — | Rice | 1 | — |
| Drinks, Soft | 6 | — | Rum | 1 | — |
| Fish, Bottled | 2 | — | Saccharin Tablets | 1 | — |
| Fish, Canned | 2 | — | Salt | 1 | — |
| Fish, Dried | 1 | — | Sauces | 4 | — |
| Flavouring Essence | 1 | — | Sausages | 41 | — |
| Flour, Self-raising | 1 | — | Soup, Canned | 2 | — |
| Fruit, bottled | 4 | — | Spread, Sandwich | 1 | — |
| Fruit, canned | 4 | — | Spread, Rum Butter | 1 | — |
| Fruit, dried | 25 | — | Stuffing Mixture | 3 | — |
| Fruit Juice | 2 | — | Suet, Shredded | 1 | — |
| Ginger in Syrup | 1 | — | Sugar | 3 | — |
| Honey | 4 | — | Syrup, Maple | 1 | — |
| Honey Comb | 1 | — | Tea | 14 | — |
| Jam | 8 | — | Tea Extract (Dry) | 1 | — |
| Juniper, Oil of | 1 | — | Tomatoes, Canned | 2 | — |
| Lard | 8 | — | Tomato Juice, Canned | 1 | — |
| Macaroni | 1 | - | Vegetables, Canned | 10 | — |
| Margarine | 15 | — | Vegetables, Frozen | 3 | — |
| Marmalade | 2 | — | Vinegar | 11 | — |
| Meat, frozen | 1 | — | Whisky | 1 | 2 |
| Meat Products | 15 | — | Wine, Alcoholic | 1 | — |
| 180 | 1 | TOTALS | 364 | 14 |
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING ADULTERATION OR OTHER IRREGULARITY
| Hot Milk | F ormal | Contained Fat, 3.14% Solids-not-fat, 7.80% corresponding to the presence of 8% of added water. | The added water was a result of the vendor heating the milk by steam injection. Each case was reported to Committee who instructed the Comptroller & City Solicitor to issue warning letters. |
| Hot Milk | Formal | Contained Fat, 1.93% Solids-not-fat, 4.89% corresponding to the presence of 42% of added water. | do. |
| Hot Milk | Formal | Contained Fat, 2.68% Solids-not-fat, 7.05% corresponding to the presence of 17% added water. | do. |
| Hot Milk | Informal | Contained milk-fat, 1.05% milk solids other than milk-fat 2.63 %, Sugar 4.28%. This composition indicates the presence of 64% of added water, in addition to the added sugar. | Served in staff canteen from a watered supply of hot milk used for coffee. The practice has been discontinued. |
| Sterilised Milk | Informal | The sample w as sour and contained a large growth of Penicillium mould. | Upon investigation, it was found that the organisms causing the growth of the penicillium mould must have obtained access to the milk after processing as the mould growth was still active. It was presumed therefore that some damage to the sealing arrangement had been caused after transit. |