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
City of London 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Juice (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Papain (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Beef ravioli-in-sauce(l) | 1 | 0 | |
| Smoked salmon (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Tubes smoked salmon (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Smoked cod roe (1) | 0 | 1 | Contained excess preservative-re-exported |
| Pressed Cod Roe (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Herring Fillets (9) | 8 | 1 | Contained excess preservative - re-exported. |
| Herring Rolls (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Herring'n Shrimps (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Peeled shrimps (22) | 16 | 6 | Contained excessive amounts of iron — destroyed. |
| Dried shrimp powder (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Fish balls (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Fish souflettes (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Prawns (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Tinned prawns (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Sardines (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Salted fish (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Tuna slices (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Tinned octopus (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Tinned carp slices (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Dressed crab (4) | 4 | 0 | |
| Smoked Cocktail brislings (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Smoked Saithe (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Fish products (12) | 12 | 0 | |
| Anchovy pate (3) | 3 | 0 | |
| Clam sauce (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Pate de foie (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Tomato pastes and purees (156) | 134 | 22 | 18 excess copper and 4 excess mould-consignments re-exported |
| Tinned tomatoes (8) | 8 | 0 | |
| Tomato powder (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Dehydrated tomato flake (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Dried apple (3) | 3 | 0 | |
| Apple powder (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Dried prunes (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Dried raisons (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Currants (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Tinned oranges (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Tinned fruit salad (11) | 11 | 0 | |
| Tinned strawberries (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Blackcurrant pulp (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Mashed Banana(1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Apples (20) | 20 | 0 | |
| Lemons (2) | 2 | 0 | |
| Melons (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| White figs (1) | 1 | 0 | Satisfactory but incorrectly labelled — letter to merchant |
| Guava cheese (1) | 1 | 0 | Satisfactory but incorrectly labelled — letter to merchant |
| Almond paste (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Peanuts (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Groundnuts (62) | 56 | 6 | Consignment released for animal feeding and industrial purposes |
| Tomato juice (9) | 9 | 0 | |
| Concentrated orange juice (8) | 6 | 2 | Excess lead - consignment re-exported |
| Pineapple Juice (3) | 3 | 0 | |
| Cream cheese (1) | 1 | 0 | Satisfactory but incorrectly labelled — letter to merchant. |
| Spray dried cheese (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Cheese pellets (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Curry pellets (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Tomato pellets (1) | 1 | 0 | |
| Horseradish sauce (6) | 6 | 0 | |
| Shrimp relish (1) | 1 | 0 |