Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following summary gives details of food and drugs sampled and the results of analyses:—
Formal | No. examined Informal | Total | No. unsatisfactory | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | ||||
Milk | - | |||||
Olive Oil | — | — | — | — | ||
Salad Cream | — | — | — | — | ||
Mayonnaise | — | — | — | — | ||
Sauce | — | — | - | — | ||
,, , Tomato | — | — | - | — | ||
Sausages—Beef | — | — | — | — | ||
Pork | — | — | — | |||
„ Unclassified | - | — | - | |||
„ Liver | — | - | — | — | ||
Luncheon Meat | — | — | - | — | ||
Beef Paste | — | — | — | - | ||
Jam, Pineapple | — | — | — | - | ||
Sandwich Spread | - | — | - | — | ||
Vinegar, Malt | — | — | — | — | ||
Gelatine | — | — | — | — | ||
Coconut, Desiccated | — | — | — | - | ||
Peel | — | — | — | - | ||
Pudding Mixture | — | — | — | — | ||
Baking Powder | — | - | — | — | ||
Soya Flour | — | — | — | — | ||
Self-raising Flour | — | - | ||||
Almonds, Ground | — | - | — | - | ||
Eggs | — | — | — | — | ||
Sweets | — | — | - | — | ||
Chocolate Easter Egg | - | — | - | — | ||
Truffles, Liqueur | — | — | ||||
Cream Bun | — | — | - | - | ||
Ginger Wine | — | — | ||||
Sparkling Orange | — | — | — | — | ||
Lemonade Crystals | — | — | — | |||
fee Cream | — | — | — | — | ||
Water Ice | — | — | - | - | ||
Ice Lollies | — | - | — | — | ||
Vita Cream | — | — | — | — | ||
Boracic Ointment | — | — | — | |||
Zinc Ointment | - | — | — | - | ||
Syrup of Figs | - | - | — | — | ||
Tincture of Iodine | - | — | — | — | ||
Saccharin Tablets | - | — | — | — | ||
(e) Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Foods.
Chemical examinations of samples of food are carried out by
the Public Analysts, Mr. G. Taylor, F.R.I.C., and Dr. J. H.
Hammence, F.R.I.C., at 20, Eastcheap, E.C.3, and bacteriological
examinations by the Counties Public Health Laboratories, 66,
Victoria Street, S.W.I.
Biological tests are undertaken by Dr. A. L. Sheather of
Chorley Wood.