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
Coulsdon and Purley 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
This page requires JavaScript
UNSOUND FOODS.
The following unsound foods were surrendered
during the years:-
| lbs. | ozs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Meat, bacon and poultry | 310. | 0½ |
| Canned meat | 228 | 15½ |
| Evaporated or condensed milk | 108 | 10 |
| Fish | 1028 | 12 |
| Canned fish | 137 | 14½ |
| Sugar, jam, etc. | 309 | 15 |
| Canned beans, peas and vegetables | 192 | 8 |
| Flour, bread, cereals, fishcakes, pastries, etc. | 1163 | 4 |
| Canned fruit | 42 | 14 |
| Lemon squash, etc. | 16 | 0 |
| Eggs | 21 | 8 |
| Coffee and cocoa | 4 | 2 |
| Fruit | 186 | 12 |
| Vegetables | 1150 | 1 |
| Soup | 29 | 0 |
| Pickles | 11 | 4 |
| Butter and fats | 12 | 4 |
| Sauce | 5 | 0 |
| Flavourings (Oxo etc.) | 5 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | 19 | 2 |
| Total | 4983 lbs. | 4¼ozs. |
This is an increase of 60% on last year's
figures and almost double that surrendered in 1942. The whole
of these goods were disposed of as animal or poultry food,
largely through the Ministry of Pood Salvage Organisation.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. SAMPLES TAKEN DURING
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or deteriorated. | Prose-cutions. | Con-vic- tions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | In- formal | Total | |||
| Ale | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Baking Powder | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| Barley & barley powder | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Beans in Sauce | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | — | - |
| Beer | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | — |
| Bread | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Broth | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Butter | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | — |
| pake & cake flour | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | — |
| Cake Mixture | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Chocolate Cup | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chocolate Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee & coffee extract | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | — |
| Coffee & chicory | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cordial Ginger | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cooking Pat | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | - |
| Cream of Tartar | l | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | — |
| Culinary Herbs | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Curry Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | — |
| Drinking Chocolate | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | — |
| Egg Substitute | l | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — |
| Fishcake Roll | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | — |
| Fish Galantine | l | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fish Paste | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | - | - | - |
| Carried forward | 44 | - | 44 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |