London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Serial No. | Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92A | Milk | Informal | Black specks in milk | No action. |
| 93A | Sausages | Informal | In a mouldy condition | Legal proceedings. Fined £10 and 3 gns. costs. |
| 94A | Milk | Informal | Contained minute specks of iron rust adhering to bottle. | Warning letter to distributor. |
| 97A | Pea Flour | Informal | Insect infestation. | Formal sample taken; this was satisfactory |
| 115A | Bread | Informal | String in loaf. | Legal proceedings. Fined £10 and £5 costs. |
| 117A | Raisin Bran. | Informal | Contained a single raisin amounting to only 0.6 per cent of the total contents. | Formal sample taken this was satisfactory. |
| 145A | Ham and Pork | Informal | Showed discoloured patches due to iron contamination which was associated with a fragment of reddish plastic-like material. | Warning letter to manufacturers. |
| 146A | Scotch Pancakes | Informal | In a mouldy condition | Legal proceedings -Fined £20 and £5 costs. |
| 147A | Pork and Egg Pie | Informal | In a mouldy condition | Legal proceedings Fined £5 and 5 gns. costs. |
| 157A | Bread Pudding | Informal | Contained a 4" length of thin wire. | Warning letter to caterers. |
| 158A | Sliced White Loaf | Informal | Contained discoloured dough and insect fragments. | Legal proceedings. Fined £15 and 5 gns. costs. |
| 159A | Skinless Pork Sausages | Informal | In a mouldy condition | Warning letter to distributor |