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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| 393 | Rolls and Butter | 1 | Margarine used Instead of butter. |
| 337 467 535 | Instant Coffee | 1 | Labelled "100 per cent. pure coffee" but consisted of dry coffee extract. |
| 310 | Canned Apple Juice | Contained dissolved iron 200 parts per million causing an objectionable metallic taste. | |
| 454 | Canned Apple Juice | 1 | Contained dissolved iron 150 parts per million causing an objectionable metallic taste. |
| 238 | Pickle | 1 | Contained dead mites, approximately 120 per ounce. |
| 383 | Refined Bicarbonate of Soda B.P. | 1 | Did not comply with B.P. standard, having excessive insoluble matter. |
| 379 | Non-brewed Condiment (imitation Vinegar) | 1 | The bottle was dirty, with extensive deposits of fungoid and other microscopic growths. |
| 501 | Borax, B.P. | 1 | Contained excessive borax. |
| 448 | Rolls and Butter | F | The rolls were spread with margarine containing ten per cent.of butter. |
| 411 | Glycerine of Thymol | 1 | Sample deficient in borax. |
| 27 | Fruit Pudding | 1 | Contained carcases of mites approximately 70 per ounce. |
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