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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Description of Article Result of Analysis Action Taken
Sausages (Pork) Meat content low— 57%. Warning given.
Ice Cream Fat 6.25% but not made Warning given.
wholly from milk as
claimed.
Chocolate Infested with small insect Prosecution. Fine £10.
larvae. Costs £2 2s. Od.
Cut Loaf Unsatisfactory. Dirty W arning given.
dough.
Butter Mints Unsatisfactory. Fat only Warning given.
0.13%. Misdescribed as
" butter
The following summary gives details of food sampled and results of analyses:—
No. unsatisfactory | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Milk | 13 | — | 13 | — | — | - |
Arrowroot | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
Butter | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | - |
Buttered Bun | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - |
Buttermints | — | - | - | — | 1 | 1 |
Butteroons | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
Sweets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Chocolate | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Chocolate Coconut Ice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
Cream | 3 | 1 | - | — | — | — |
Cake Decorations | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Marzipan | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Meringues | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Glace Cherries | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Peel | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nutmeg | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cinnamon | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
Olive Oil | — | - | - | — | — | - |
Curry Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Soup, Desiccated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
Matzo Meal | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Horseradish Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
Cheese Spread | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - |
Jam, Apricot | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | - |
Chicken and Ham Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
Marmalade | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Steak and Kidney Pie | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Cut Loaf | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Ice Cream | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
Lollies | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |