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
Woolwich 1950
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Glauber's Salt | Informal | Consisted of exsiccated sodium sulphate. | Stock exhausted. Sample was taken from shop window. |
| 9 | Pork Pie | Informal | Unsound. Contained a growth of fungus. | Stock exhausted. |
| 19 | Meat Paste | Informal | Contained sulphur dioxide, 190 parts per million. | Formal sample obtained |
| 26 | Meat Paste | Formal | Contained sulphur dioxide, 170 parts per million. | Warning letter sent to vendors. |
| 27 | Meringues | Informal | Consisted of imitation meringues made with synthetic gum (methyl cellulose) instead of white of egg or albumin | Details of samples without white of egg or albumin reported to Ministry of Food. |
| 53 | Meringues | Informal | ||
| 134 | Meringues | Informal | ||
| 81 | Meringues (cream filled). | Informal | Consisted of imitation cream-fillod meringues, the "meringue" being made with synthetic gum (methyl cellulose) instead of white of egg or albumin. | |
| 145 | Meringues (cream filled) | Informal | ||
| 31 | Milk | Formal | Contained fat, 3.22 per cent., solids-not-fat 8.25 per cent.; corresponding to the presence of 2 per cent. of added water. | Warning letter sent to vendors. |
| 116 | Beef Sausages | Informal | Meat content, 39 per cent. Should contain not less than 50 per cent. of meat. | Referred to Ministry of Food. |
| 174 | Fruit Curd, Lemon Cheese. | Informal | Contained fat, 3.6 per cent. Should contain not less than 4 per cent. of fat. | Formal sample obtained |
| 214 | Fruit Curd, Lemon Cheese. | Formal | Contained fat, 3.6 per cent. | Communicated with manufacturers. |
| 256 | Ice Cream | Informal | Contained fat, 1.9 per cent. | Formal sample obtained |
| 275 | Ice Cream | Formal | Contained fat, 1.7 per cent. | Warning letter to manufacturer. Ministry of Food informed of fat content. |
| 154 | Condensed Machine-skimmed Milk, sweetened. | Informal | Composition satisfactory but label contravened Condensed Milk Regulations. | Formal sample obtained |
| 209 | Condensed Machine-skimmed Milk, sweetened. | Formal | do., do. | Attention of the Ministry of Food drawn to the label. |
| 216 | Horseradish Cream | Informal | Contained edible oil, 3 per cent. Should contain at least 6ΒΌ per cent. edible oil. | Formal sample obtained |
| 233 | Horseradish Cream | Formal | Contained edible oil, 3.3 per cent. | Communicated with Ministry of Food. |
| 167 | Flake Tapioca | Informal | Consisted of a Tapioca substitute made from potato starch. | Formal sample obtained Communicated with firm concerned. |
| 213 | Flake Tapioca | Formal |