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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
Woolwich 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 31—continued.
| Sample No. | Article. | Formal or Informal. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529 | Brisling, canned | Informal | Contained tin 2.31 grains per lb. | — |
| 530 | Sild, canned | Informal | Contained tin 2.24 grains per lb. | — |
| 546 | Milk | Formal | 3.0 per cent. of added water | — |
| 551 | Malt Vinegar | Formal | 70.0 per cent. deficient in Acetic acid. | Vendor cautioned. |
| 560 | Sild, canned | Informal | Contained tin 6.37 grains per lb. | Stock surrendered and destroyed. |
| 569 | Sild, canned | Informal | Contained tin 2.17 grains per lb. | Stock surrendered and destroyed. |
| 570 | Sild, canned | Informal | Contained tin 2.87 grains per lb. | Stock surrendered and destroyed. |
Other Legal Proceedings.—Particulars are set out below of legal proceedings
other than those for adulteration, taken in respect of infringements of various food
laws, during the year.
TABLE No. 32.
| No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21st May | Did expose for sale 2 lbs. cooked beetroot which were unsound and unfit for human food. | Case dismissed. |
| 2 | 21st May | Did expose for sale 4½lbs. apples; 1lb. tomatoes and 9 oranges which were unsound and unfit for human food. | Adjourned sine die. |
| 3 | 20th August | Did expose for sale 50 lbs. cherries which were unsound and unfit for human food. | Fined 20s. |
Food Poisoning.—The Public Health (London) Act, 1936, requires every
medical practitioner in London to notify to the Medical Officer of Health every
person whom he suspects or finds to be suffering from food poisoning. In his
certificate he must state the name, age and sex of the person, the full postal address,
and particulars of the food poisoning from which the person is suffering or suspected
to be suffering.