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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
City of London 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Tons | Cwts | |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity bulk lard - no official certificates | 290 | 8 |
| 225 Ctns tomato paste - excess lead | 7 | 4 |
| 25 Ctns cannelloni-in-sauce - no official certificates | 11 | |
| 4 tierces sheep casings - no official certificates | 1 | 3 |
| 21 tierces salted casings - no official certificates | 1 | 3 |
| 384 Ctns stewed steak - no official certificates | 8 | 14 |
| 35 Ctns beans-with-pork - no official certificates | 8 | |
| 40 Cases pickle - prohibited preservative | 2 | 0 |
| 833 Bags soft and mouldy blackberries | 24 | 11 |
| 20 Ctns smoked cod roe - prohibited preservative | 5 | |
| 5 Ctns herring fillets - prohibited preservative | 1 | |
| 100 Bags turmeric powder - prohibited colouring matter | 5 | 0 |
| 50 Bags and 150 pkts chilli powder - prohibited colouring matter | 8 | 12 |
The following figures have been given by the Port of London Authority and acknowledgement is made fir their help.
The figures are in respect of the year 1964 and are tonnages of foodstuffs landed on their quays and handled by them during the year.
| Butter, cheese and margarine | 15,312 |
| Canned goods | 137,699 |
| Flour | 10,051 |
| Fruit, dried | 20,170 |
| Fruit, green and vegetable | 315,101 |
| Grain and seed | 154,998 |
| Meat, chilled and frozen | 512,223 |
| Other provisions | 39,857 |
| Sugar | 7,578 |
| Tea | 21,250 |
| 1,234,239 |
Taking the total weight of items in the first table as 5529 tons the amount dealt with expressed
as a percentage of imports for the same period equals 0.44%
FOOD SAMPLING
Tea
During the year 872 samples of tea were drawn and examined, of these 381 were examined
and approved on the dock by the Inspectors. 491 samples were examined by the Public Analyst
of these 5 were found to be unsatisfactory and suitable arrangements have been made to deal with
the consignments involved.
Other Sampling — Public Analyst
During the year 579 other samples were sent to the Public Analyst as follows: in addition 6 groundnuts samples went to the Government Laboratory.
| Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sausage Meat(1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Frankfurter Sausages (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Sausages (4) | 3 | 1 | Contained prohibited preservative. Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. as goods had left dock. |
| Tinned beef steak (2) | 1 | 1 | Consignment released for animal feed. |
| Stewed Steak (8) | 8 | 0 | |
| Braised Steak (4) | 4 | 0 | |
| Tinned Steak and Kidney (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Pieces of meat (4) | 0 | 4 | Letter to Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. |
| Meat Products (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Corned beef (7) | 7 | 0 | |
| Minced meat loaf (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Shredded meat (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Chopped pork (5) | 5 | 0 | |
| Pork (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Bacon (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Tinned Turkey (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Reindeer Meat (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Sauerkraut (2) | 1 | 1 | Containedexcessive amounts of iron — destroyed. |
| Liver pate (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Chicken flavour stock base (1) | 1 | 0 |