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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
Bromley 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| No. of sample submits | s Description ed | Result | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milk (Pasteurise) | Adulterated | Foreign body in milk consisted of cotton wool with small adhering amount of vegetable debris. |
| 1 | Soup (Meat) | Genuine | — |
| 1 | Tapioca | Inferior | Sample had stale and musty odour, and appeared to be old stock. |
| 1 | Turkey | Genuine | — |
| 1 | Water (River) | Blue colouration due to organic dye. | |
Samples of the following foodstuffs were submitted for bacteriological examination as a result of routine food inspections :—
| Description | Result |
|---|---|
| Argentine Beef. Shin Bone | Unsound bacteriologically. |
| Steak | Unsound bacteriologically. |
| Silverside | Unsound bacteriologically. |
| Aitch Bone Meat | Unsound bacteriologically. Bone Taint confirmed. |
| Thick Flank Meat | Unsound bacteriologically. Bone Taint confirmed. |
| Bones | Unsound bacteriologically. Bone Taint confirmed. |
| Chitterlings (Imported) | Unsound bacteriologically. |
| Fish—Halibut | Diseased. |
| Flake Egg Yolk | Unsound bacteriologically. |
| Pigs' Rinds | Unsound bacteriologically. |
| Sausages | Unsatisfactory. |
| Sheeps' Livers (Icelandic) | Unsound bacteriologically. |
Samples of the following were submitted for examination after investigation into food upsets reported to this Department :—
| Description | Result |
|---|---|
| Beef Sausages | No pathogenic organisms isolated. |
| Beetroot | No food poisoning organisms isolated. |
| Carrots (Tinned) | Paracolon Bacilli. CI. Welchii. |
| Custard (prepared and cooked) | No food poisoning organisms isolated. |
| Custard | CI. Welchii. |
| Cheese | No pathogens isolated. |
| Chocolate Semolina | No food poisoning organisms found. |
| Cooked Mutton | No pathogens isolated. |
| Dates | No pathogens isolated. |
| Dripping | No food poisoning organisms found. |
| Dripping (from Mutton) | No food poisoning organisms found. |
| Dripping (Lamb) | No food poisoning organisms found. |
| Dripping (used in the cooking of Mutton) | No food poisoning organisms found. |
| Fruit Buns | No food poisoning organisms found. |
| Milk Powder | No food poisoning organisms found. |