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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |