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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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It will also be noted from the following table that action was taken in several instances
under the Labelling of Food Regulations, 1970, relating to such matters as incorrect designations
on labels, and incorrect or incomplete lists of ingredients. In all of these cases appropriate
representations were made to the firms responsible and amendments to the labels in
question secured. From 1st January, 1973, all parts of the Labelling of Food Regulations, 1970,
will be in force, and there has been an increasing number of enquiries requesting information on
these matters.
OTHER SAMPLES SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS
| Article | Informal | Formal | Article | Informal | Formal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscuits | 3 | Milk, evaporated | 2 | ||
| Bread | 3 | Milk, Vending Machine | 1 | ||
| Butter | 1 | Mushrooms | 1 | ||
| Butter Oil | 1 | Pizza | 2 | ||
| Cakes & Pastries | 12 | Rolls | 4 | ||
| Calpis Concentrate | 1 | Sandwiches | 2 | ||
| Chicken | 1 | Sausage Rolls | 2 | ||
| Coffee | 1 | Seaweed, rolled dried | 1 | ||
| Coffee, Vending Machine | 1 | Soup | 2 | ||
| Confectionery | 2 | Soya Beans | 1 | ||
| Drink, soft | 2 | Soya Paste | 1 | ||
| Fruit Juice | 1 | Tomato Juice | 1 | ||
| Fish, canned | 4 | Vegetables, canned | 2 | ||
| dried | 1 | potato, chips | 2 | ||
| frozen | 1 | crisps | 1 | ||
| pre-packed | 1 | instant | 1 | ||
| Fruit, canned | 3 | Vinegar | 1 | ||
| fresh | 1 | Vitamin Powder | 1 | ||
| pies | 2 | Water | 3 | ||
| Honey | 2 | African Beads | 4 | ||
| Maize Flour | 1 | Drain Coagulant | 1 | ||
| Meat, pies | 4 | Hair Preparations | 4 | ||
| products | 4 | ||||
| TOTALS | 93 | 0 |
A further 19 samples of various foodstuffs were purchased in the City of London and submitted
to the Public Analyst, to determine the extent of contamination by toxic chemicals. This
sampling was carried out by the Corporation at the request of the Association of Municipal
Corporations (in association with the County Councils Association and the Urban District
Councils Association) as part of a national survey to discover the extent of the contamination
of foodstuffs by toxic chemicals.
Bacteriological Examinations
Ice Cream Powder — 1
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