London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft drink powder | 2 | 0 | |
| Animal feeding stuffs | 19 | 0 | 4 Contained excess protein, but not to the prejudice of the purchaser. |
| 1 Contained insufficient fibre, but not to the prejudice of the purchaser. | |||
| Petfood | 3 | 0 | |
| Greaves (Petfood) | 1 | 0 | |
| Hessian covering off beef | |||
| hindquarters | 3 | 0 | |
| Water | 4 | 0 | |
| Other Sampling - Bacteriological | |||
| Samples | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
| Horsemeat | 1,423 | 195 | Appropriate Consignments released for sterilization. |
| Kangaroo Meat | 21 | 9 | Appropriate Consignments released for sterilization. |
| Boneless Veal | 83 | 8 | Appropriate Consignments released for sterilization. |
| Boneless Beef | 42 | 1 | Appropriate Consignments released for sterilization. |
| Donkey Meat | 19 | 1 | Appropriate Consignments released for sterilization. |
| Boneless Mutton | 30 | 0 | |
| Shank Meat | 10 | 0 | |
| Beef Cheeks | 20 | 0 | |
| Cooked Boneless Beef | 5 | 0 | |
| Ox Cheeks | 10 | 0 | |
| Beef Tongue Roots | 19 | 0 | |
| Lamb Tongue Roots | 1 | 0 | |
| Beef Briskets | 1 | 0 | |
| Beef Knuckles | 1 | 0 | |
| Beef Chucks | 1 | 0 | |
| Ox Tongues | 4 | 0 | |
| Ox Livers | 10 | 0 | |
| Veal Livers | 10 | 0 | |
| Calf Livers | 31 | 0 | |
| Calf hearts | 15 | 0 | |
| Calf Tongues | 3 | 0 | |
| Sheep Offals | 88 | 2 | Appropriate Consignments released for sterilization. |
| Rabbit | 100 | 0 | |
| Casserole Meat | 2 | 0 | |
| Pet Food | 1 | 0 | |
| Corned Beef | 32 | 0 | |
| Corned Mutton | 4 | 0 | |
| Mutton Bone Stock | 1 | 0 | |
| Beef Steak with Gravy | 2 | 0 | |
| Braised Beef with Kidney | 2 | 0 | |
| Bombay Duck | 1 | 0 | |
| Crammed Duck | 1 | 0 | |
| Shrimps (Canned) | 13 | 0 | |
| Frozen Shrimps | 6 | 0 | |
| Shrimp Spawn Noodles | 2 | 0 | |
| Shrimp Noodles | 1 | 0 | |
| Prawns (Canned) | 1 | 0 | |
| Frozen Prawns | 83 | 0 | High plate count on 8 samples. Letters to merchant. |
| Prawn Curry | 2 | 0 | |
| Frozen Cockles | 1 | 0 | |
| Winkles in Shell (Cooked) | 1 | 0 | |
| Winkles in Shell (Uncooked) | 1 | 0 | |
| Crayfish Powder | 1 | 0 | |
| Canned Snails | 1 | 0 | |
| Frozen Crab Meat | 1 | 0 | |
| Herrings in Brine | 2 | 0 | |
| Lobster in Brine | 2 | 0 | |