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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Article | Informal or Formal Sample | Nature of adulteration nr irregularity | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Rusks | Informal | Contained baked in one of the rusks a few particles of dirty brown foreign matter, which was found to consist of rusk discoloured by iron. | Written representations were made to the importers of this commodity who pursued the matter with the manufacturers in Holland. |
| * Smdwich, Cheese and Tomato | Informal | The sandwich was mouldy and unfit for human consumption. | Both these sandwiches were purchased by the same person from the same premises. An investigation indicated that these sand |
| * Sandwich, | Ham Informal | The ham was stale and unfit for consumption. | wiches were several days old when sold and that unsold sandwiches had inadvertently been mixed up with new stock. It has now been arranged that all unsold sandwiches at the end of each day will be destroyed in the waste food disposal unit which has been installed on the premises. |
| *Sandwich, Sslmon | Informal | The sandwich was stole and had an unpleasant smell indicating decomposition. | This sandwich was made from canned salmon and on investigation showed that it had been kept over from the previous day. Appropriate action has been taken to prevent a recurrence of this difficulty. |
| Savoidelice Cheese | Informal | Consisted of a whole round cheese covered with a thick, somewhat mouldy, coating of grape seeds and wax, the edible part amounting to only 50 per cent of the whole sample. The article was prepacked but did not bear an English name or statement of ingredients on the label. | Written representations made to the importers of this commodity. After discussion with their representative it was agreed that an amended label would be prepared. |
| * Soup | Informal | The soup contained a small dead Spider Beetle of the Ptimidae family. | Matter taken up with the retailer. |
* These samples were examined as a result of complaint by members of the public.
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