[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ] page 26

City of London 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Article		Informal or Formal Sample	Nature of adulteration or irregularity	Action
Meat Gammon		Informal	The gammon was discoloured by streaks of black within the flesh and connective tissues which was found to consist of lead sulphide.	The whole consignment was surrendered for destruction.
Pork Sausages		Informal	Contained sulhur dioxide, 310 parts per million. Sausages may not contain preservative unless its presence is declared.	A notice is now displayed in the shop indicating the sausages contain preservatives.
*Pork Sausages		Informal	The sausages were mouldy and unfit for consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the retailer concerned. The defendant pleaded not guilty but was fined £25 plus £8 costs.
*Roast Beef		Informal	The beef had an unpleasant "high" smell, due to incipient decomposition, and was unfit for consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the retailer concerned. The defendant pleaded guilty and was fined £25 plus £6 costs.
Meat (Silverside)		Informal	The meat had an unpleasant, stale smell and taste and was unfit for consumption.	In view of the very high standard maintained at these premises in the past it was decided that legal proceedings should not be instituted on this occasion but that a letter of warning as to future sales should be sent to the company concerned.
Steak and Kidney pie		Informal	Contained a cut end of a fiat, coppered iron staple. The staple bore adhering to it several microscopic particles of a baked flour and fat product which had been masticated or otherwise wetted.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the manufacturer of this commodity who pleaded guilty and was fined £10 and ordered to pay £6.6s.0d. costs.
*Steak and Mushroom pie		Informal	The pie was mouldy inside and unfit for consumption.	A cautionary letter was sent to the caterer concerned.
Minced Beef with Onions and Gravy, canned		Informal	Contained Meat 46%. Canned meat with onion and gravy should have a meat content of not less than 50%.	Written assurance has been received from the supplier that future deliveries of this product will comply with the Regulations.
Melton Mowbray Pork Pies		Informal	One of the pies contained several growths of green mould on the meat filling.	In view of the very high standard maintained at these premises in the past it was decided that legal proceedings should not be instituted on this occasion but that a letter of warning as to future sales should be sent to the company concerned.
Pizza (Ham Garnished)		Informal	Consisted of Mushroom Garnished Pizza, inadequately labelled.	Appropriate representations were made to the manufacturers of these commodities, who have given an undertaking that all future products will be labelled in accordance with the requirements of the Labelling of Food Order.
*Ham Sandwiches		Informal	The sandwiches were stale and unfit for consumption.	A letter of caution was sent to the caterering company concerned.
*Ham and Lettuce Roll		Informal	Contained on the lettuce leaf and on the buttered surface of the roll twelve black aphids and one small dead fly.	A letter of caution was sent to the caterering company concerned.
*Sausage Rolls		Informal	The sausage rolls were mouldy inside and unfit for consumption.	A letter of caution was sent to the catering company concerned.
*Cheese and Tomato Roll		Informal	Contained embodied in the butter spread on the roll a small, black, elongated foreign body consisting of mouse excrement.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the caterer concerned. The defendant was found guilty and fined £25 plus £5 costs.
*Cheese Roll		Informal	Contained a filter tip from a fully smoked cigarette which had been masticated with bread, removed and allowed to dry.	A letter of caution was sent to the catering company concerned.
*Salad Roll		Informal	Contained two small splinters of glass.	A letter of caution was sent to the catering company concerned.