London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Merton 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Shandy, lemon 1
Slippery Elm Food 1
Soup—carton (vending machine) 1
cream of chicken 1
cock-a-leekie 1
mix 2
Spice, ground mixed 1
Sponge, butter 1
Spread—chocolate 1
sandwich 1
smoked meat 1
Squash—orange 1
pineapple 1
Steak—frying 1
minced 1
stewed 1
Sugar confectionery 52
Sulphur tablets 1
Tart—apple 1
custard 1
egg custard 1
mince 1
Thyme 1
Tomatoes, canned 1
Trimmets, Bourbon Creams 1
Trout, pate of smoked Rainbow 1
Veal, jellied 1
Vegetable and Turkey Dinner 1
Vinegar 1
Vitamin C Tablets, Sparkling 1
Vodka 1
Whisky 5
Wine—apricot 1
ginger 1
peach 1
sweet white 1
tonic 1
Particulars of non-genuine samples and action taken.
Minced beef.
Sample consisted of minced beef containing proportion of 38.8
per cent. fat to total meat, whereas proportion should not, in
the opinion of the Public Analyst, exceed 25 per cent. Informal
action taken to ensure improvement.
Canned Black Cherries.
Cherries in syrup and containing two ingredients. Contravention
of Labelling of Food Order, 1953. Label amended.
Ice-Cream.
Sample contained 4.2 per cent. fat. Contravention of Food
Standards (Ice-Cream) Regulations, 1959, which require not
less than 5 per cent. fat content. Legal proceedings instituted
against vendor who was fined £5 with £5 5s. costs.
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