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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cream of curry soup | 0 | 1 | Contained insufficient fat - re-exported. |
| Cream of cucumber soup | 0 | 2 | Contained insufficient fat - re-exported. |
| Cream of watercress soup | 0 | 1 | Contained insufficient fat - re-exported. |
| Cream of artichoke soup | 0 | 1 | Contained insufficient fat - re-exported. |
| Sharks fin soup | 1 | 0 | |
| Beef ''n'' Bean soup mix | 1 | 0 | |
| Goulash soup with sausage | 1 | 0 | |
| Instant beef soup | 1 | 0 | |
| Mosphilo jelly | 0 | 3 | 1 Contained prohibited preservative and insufficient soluble solids - re-exported. |
| 1 Contained prohibited preservative - reexported. | |||
| 1 Contained prohibited preservative - destroyed. | |||
| Cherry jelly | 1 | 0 | Incorrect label-letters to merchant and local MOH. |
| Sherry wine jelly | 1 | 0 | |
| Cherry jam | 1 | 0 | |
| Strawberry jam | 1 | 0 | |
| Apricot preserves | 1 | 0 | |
| Preserved ginger | 1 | 0 | |
| Preserved red ginger | 1 | 0 | Incorrect label-letters to merchant and local MOH. |
| Chilli Powder | 15 | 0 | |
| Garlic Powder | 1 | 0 | |
| Curry | 1 | 0 | |
| Curry Mixture | 1 | 0 | |
| Black Peppers | 1 | 1 | Wet damaged-re-exported. |
| Mustard | 2 | 0 | |
| Mixed Pickle | 5 | 0 | 1 Incorrect label-letter to merchant |
| Mango Pickle | 2 | 0 | |
| Sweet Dill Pickles | 1 | 0 | Incorrect label-letters to merchant and local MOH. |
| Pickled Onions | 1 | 0 | |
| Pickled Red Cabbage | 1 | 0 | |
| Mango Chutney | 6 | 0 | |
| Mango Achar | 1 | 0 | |
| Kerela Achar | 1 | 0 | |
| Mushroom Flavouring | 1 | 0 | |
| Mushroom Gravy Mix | 1 | 0 | |
| Walnut meats | 1 | 0 | |
| Groundnuts | 53 | 4 | Aflatoxin (Medium)-re-exported. |
| Lard | 6 | 0 | |
| Prime Steam Lard | 2 | 0 | |
| Sweet Fat | 1 | 0 | |
| Margarine | 1 | 0 | |
| Vegetable Shortening | 1 | 0 | |
| Peanut Butter | 1 | 0 | |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 0 | |
| Chilli Oil | 1 | 0 | |
| Fruit Drops | 2 | 1 | Contained prohibited colouring - re-exported. |
| Fruit flavoured rolls | 1 | 0 | |
| Chocolates | 1 | 0 | |
| Marzipan | 1 | 0 | |
| Coconut candies | 1 | 0 | |
| Sugar candies | 1 | 0 | |
| Sugared almonds | 2 | 0 |