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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
Mitcham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Tea cake mixture | 2 | Rose hip and orange | 1 |
| Tomato Soup | 1 | Madelaine Sweetened Mixture | 1 |
| Chicken Noodle Soup | 1 | ||
| Beef Suet | 3 | Pineapple in Syrup | 1 |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | Orange Squash | 1 |
| Sweetened Sponge Mixture | 1 | Battenburg Cake | 1 |
| Bridal Icing Sugar | 1 | Cod Liver Oil Emulsion | 1 |
| Ground Almonds | 1 | Harlequin Xmas Pudding | 1 |
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 | Soup | 1 |
| Bloater Paste | 1 | Throat Sweets | 1 |
| Sardines | 1 | Honeycomb Mould | 1 |
All samples were satisfactory with the exception of one
formal (batter mixture 1), and four informal samples (Chocolate
Sponge Mixture 1, Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk 1,
Medicinal Glucose 1, Orange Squash 1).
A warning letter was sent in four of these cases, the exception
being full cream sweetened condensed milk. As a result of
the analyst's examaination of the sample of condensed milk a
consignment of this milk was surrendered for destruction.
On complaints being received the following cases were
reported to the Public Health Committee:—
Three dirty milk bottles.
One of mouldy bread.
One of foreign body in a tin of Irish Stewed Steak.
Legal action was taken against the company in the case of
two dirty milk bottles and fines of £25 in each case were imposed
on the company, together with a total of £16 16s. costs.
In the remaining cases all the firms concerned received
warning letters.
Forty samples of ice-cream were taken and examined for bacteriological purity. Seven samples were also tested for fat content. The results are tabulated below:—