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
Haringey 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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Consignments of Imported Food examined under Imported Food Regulations
| Type of Food | No. of consignments |
|---|---|
| Egg, Frozen or Dried | 34 |
| Cheese | 31 |
| Confectionery, Sugar | 9 |
| Meat and offal | 7 |
| Tinned milk or fruit juices | 15 |
| Frozen prawns and shrimps | 26 |
| Citrus Fruit | 1 |
| Gelatine | 1 |
| Tomatoes | 5 |
| TOTAL | 129 |
Food Sampling
The Department continues to sample a wide range of foodstuffs for chemical and bacteriological examination.
From time to time the emphasis on articles to be sampled is shifted in the light of experience, and the advice
given by Mr. W.B. Chapman, the Council's Public Analyst and Dr. Betty Hobbs, Director of the Food Hygiene
Laboratory at the Central Public Health Laboratory.
Food Samples
| Articles | No. samples taken | Unsatisfactory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Analysis | ||
| Alcoholic Beverages | 12 | 3 | 1– |
| Baby Foods | 7 | – | – |
| Beverages | 2 | – | – |
| Butter | 1 | – | – |
| Cheese products | 21 | – | 2 |
| Confectionery (flour) | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| Confectionery (sugar) | 49 | 3 | 1 |
| Cream | 8 | 1 | – |
| Deodorant | 8 | — | – |
| Drugs | 45 | 2 | 1 |
| Fish and fish products | 11 | 1 | – |
| Flour and flour products | 13 | – | – |
| Food (misc.) | 12 | – | – |
| Fruit Juice | 14 | 2 | – |
| Fruit (fresh) | 4 | – | – |
| Jams and preserves | 21 | – | 2 |
| Meat and meat products | 24 | 1 | – |
| Milk | 177 | – | 7 |
| Oils and fats | 4 | 1 | – |
| Peanuts | 1 | – | – |
| Pickles | 6 | 3 | – |
| Potatoe crisps | 2 | – | – |
| Prepared desserts | 5 | – | – |
| Prepared foods | 23 | 1 | – |
| Soft drinks | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Soup and soup mixes | 2 | – | – |
| Spices and condiments | 23 | 4 | – |
| Tinned Fruit | 36 | 3 | – |
| Tinned vegetables | 12 | 4 | – |
| Toothpaste | 1 | – | – |
| Vegetables (fresh) | 2 | – | – |
| Yoghurt | 3 | – | – |
| TOTAL | 578 | 35 | 15 |