Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
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Bamboo Shoots | 1 | 0 | |
Noodles | 5 | 0 | (2) Incorrect Labels — letter to Merchants and Local M.O.H.'s. |
Egg Jam | 1 | 0 | |
Egg Farfals | 0 | 1 | Bacterially unsound. Goods Reexported. |
Oat Cereal | 1 | 1 | Contained prohibited colouring matter — letter to Merchant and Local M.O.H. |
Coffee | 3 | 0 | |
Instant Tea | 2 | 0 | |
Granular Citrate | 1 | 0 | |
Blood Plasma | 0 | 1 | Contained Lead — released for manufacturing purposes under supervision of Local M.O.H. |
Asbestos | 1 | 0 | |
Ice | 1 | 0 | |
Water | 3 | 0 | |
Bare Paint, Primer and Paint | 0 | 2 | Contained lead — tanks no longer approved to carry water for human consumption. |
Animal Feeding Staffs | 24 | 0 | |
Horsemeat | 1,514 | 305 | Appropriate Consignments sterilized. |
Kangaroo | 54 | 59 | Appropriate Consignments sterilized. |
Mutton | 544 | 56 | Appropriate Consignments sterilized. |
Veal | 110 | 2 | Appropriate Consignments sterilized. |
Lamb | 48 | 2 | Appropriate Consignments sterilized. |
Buffalo Meat | 7 | 3 | Appropriate Consignments sterilized. |
Ox Meat | 77 | 3 | Appropriate Consignments sterilized. |
Beef | 228 | 0 | |
Cow Crops | 50 | 0 | |
Rabbit | 83 | 0 | |
Raw Crushed Meat and Bones | 1 | 0 | |
Cooked Meat and Bones | 1 | 0 | |
Chucks and Blades | 10 | 0 | |
Corned Beef | 48 | 0 | |
Solid Pack Beef | 1 | 0 | |
Sausages | 10 | 0 | |
Pork Brawn | 1 | 0 | |
Egg | 840 | 18 | (6) Previously released to other Authority. M.O.H. notified of result. |
(7) Released for heat treatment under supervision of local M.O.H. | |||
Frozen Egg | 8 | 0 | (5) Re-exported. |
Egg Noodles | 53 | 12 | (2) Bacterially unsound — goods re-exported. |
(5) Salmonella contaminated — goods surrendered for destruction. | |||
(5) Salmonella contaminated — goods awaiting disposal. | |||
Canadian Crab Livers | 5 | 0 | |
Whey Powder | 1 | 0 | |
Soy Sauce | 1 | 0 | |
Ox Tongue | 6 | 0 | |
Prawns | 9 | 1 | Unsatisfactory plate count - reexported. |
Shrimps | 3 | 0 | |
Frozen Poultry | 1 | 0 | |
Desiccated Coconut | 49 | 0 | |
Mussels | 1 | 0 | |
Smoked Oysters | 1 | 0 | |
Dried Oysters | 1 | 0 |