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
Chislehurst 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| Tons | cwts. | qtrs | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon (rancidity and decomposition) | 1 | 2 | 13¾ | |
| Biscuits (staleness) | 2 | |||
| Butter (rancidity) | 1¼ | |||
| Canned fish (unsound) | 2 | - | 21½ | |
| „ jam | 1 | 3 | ||
| „ meat | 1 | 3 | 23¼ | |
| „ milk „ | 9 | — | 11¾ | |
| „ soup and stew (unsound) | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| vegetables (unsound) | 4 | 3 | 9¼ | |
| „ fruit (unsound) | 2 | — | 3 | |
| Cereals (contamination) | 2 | |||
| Cheese (mites and mould) | 1 | 1 | 11½ | |
| Chocolate (rancidity and staleness) | 4 | |||
| Confectionery, sugar (contaminated) | 15½ | |||
| „ flour (staleness) | 5 | |||
| Dried eggs (contamination) | 3½ | |||
| Dried milk (unsound) | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Eggs (unsound) | 14 | |||
| Fish (decomposition) | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| Fish, shell „ | 2 | — | ||
| Fish-cakes „ | 1 | 7½ | ||
| Fish and meat paste (unsound) | 6½ | |||
| Flour (contamination) | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Fruit, dried (mouldy) | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jam (fermentation) | 23 | |||
| Meat, fresh (taint and decomposition) | 3 | 6½ | ||
| Meat, cooked (decomposition) | 6¾ | |||
| Meat, potted (mouldy) | 1 | 9¼ | ||
| Meat pies (decomposition) | 1 | 22 | ||
| Oats (contamination) | 1 | 4 | ||
| Orange juice (fermentation) | 2 | - | - | |
| Peas, dried (mites) | 2 | 10½ | ||
| Pickles and sauces (fermentation) | 1 | 44 | ||
| Poultry (decomposition) | 2 | 3 | ||
| Sausage-meat and rissoles (decomposition) | 1 | 13½ | ||
| Soya-bean flour (rancidity) | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Syrup (unsound) | 5 | |||
| Tea (contaminated) | 84½ | |||
| Tripe (decomposition) | 1 | 6 | ||
| Miscellaneous tinned food (blown) | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
(iii) Food Sampling.
During the year a total of 194 samples of food and drugs were taken, the results being as follows:—
| Formal. | Informal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Aspirin Tablets | — | 1 |
| Apple Juice | — | 1 |
| Baking Powder | - | 7 |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | - | 2 |
| Brine Bath Salts | - | 1 |
| Butter | 5 | 2 |
| Camphorated Oil | - | 2 |
| Cocktail Cup | 3 | — |
| Cocoa | - | 3 |
| Coffee and Chicory | - | 3 |
| Coffee Extract | — | 1 |
| Curry Powder | - | 1 |
| Embrocation | - | 1 |
| Figs | - | 1 |