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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
Walthamstow 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| No. examined | No. unsatisfactory | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Coffee Chicory Essence | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Corned Beef | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Tablets | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Potatoes | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sausages, vegetable | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Biscuits, chocolate | — | 1 | 1 | — | — . | — |
| Caramel Cream | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 2 | — | 2 | — | - | — |
| Coffee | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Corned Mutton | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | — |
| Frying Oil | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lingo Fizz (Flavoured Effervescent Drink) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Meat Paste, beef | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oats, breakfast | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausages, luncheon | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Saccharin tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Jam | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Malted Milk | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Olive Oil | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Onion Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pickle | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Sausage Meat | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausage Rolls | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Veal Pie | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Liquid Paraffin | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 103 | 9 | |||||
Meat Products.
The Public Analysts were called upon to examine four different
samples of Canned Meat Products. These consisted of samples of
Corned Mutton and one sample of Corned Beef. Extracts from
their report are as follows :—
"The reason for submitting these samples for examination
was that in some cases when the tins were opened the contents
were found to show black discoloured spots or areas. Bacteriological
examination showed that the meat was sterile and a
special examination was made for the presence of harmful metallic
contamination. The results of these special examinations was
to show that in the surface layers of some of these meat products
traces of lead were found varying between seven and twenty
parts per million, whereas analysis of the inner portions of the
meat showed the presence of lead amounting to only between
five and six parts per million.