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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| Sample No. | Article. | Formal or Informal. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419 | Canned Fish, Sild | Informal | Contained tin, 2.38 grains per lb. Contained tin, 2.10 grains per lb. | do. |
| 423 | Canned Fish, Sild | Informal | do. | |
| 428 | Canned Fish, Sild | Informal | Contained tin, 3.29 grains per lb. | do. |
| 429 | Canned Fish, Sild | Informal | Contained tin, 2.66 grains per lb. | do. |
| 433 | Tomato Sauce | Informal | Contained benzoic acid, 120 parts per million. | — |
| 465 | Canned Fish, Sild | Informal | Contained tin, 2.17 grains per lb. | Stock surrendered. |
| 466 | Milk | Formal | Contained 1 per cent, of added water. | — |
| 468 | Canned Fish, Sild | Informal | Contained tin, 2.45 grains per lb. | Stock surrendered. |
| 469 | Canned Fish, Sild | Informal | Contained tin, 2.24 grains per lb. | do. |
| 500 | Tomato Sauce | Formal | Contained benzoic acid, 120 parts per million. | Vendor cautioned. |
| 503 | Milk | Formal | Contained a small proportion of added water. | — |
| 504 | Milk | Formal | Contained 1 per cent, of added water. | — |
| 560 | Milk | Formal | Contained 3 per cent, of added water. |
Other Legal Proceedings.—There were no legal proceedings other than those
for adulteration, taken in respect of infringements of various food laws, during the
year.
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.
The total number of notifications received was 28. The age and sex distribution
of the cases notified is shown in the following Table No. 34.