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
Walthamstow 1956
[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 | - | - | - |