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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravioli in tomato sauce | 1 | 0 | |
| Noodles | 5 | 0 | |
| Vermicelli | 1 | 0 | Incorrect label—letters to merchant and local MOH |
| Mexican curry roux and hayashi roux | 0 | 2 | Contained up to 34% animal fat but uncertificated -re-exported |
| Savoury biscuits | 2 | 0 | |
| Cream substitute | 1 | 0 | |
| Cheese with ham | 0 | 1 | Contained excess water and incorrectly labelled — letters to merchant and local MOH |
| Parmesan cheese | 1 | 0 | |
| Cocoa butter substitute | 1 | 0 | |
| Preserved eggs | 1 | 0 | |
| Meat tenderizer | 1 | 0 | |
| Pure vegetable ghee | 1 | 0 | Incorrect label —letters to merchant and local MOH |
| Natural Wood Smoke Flavouring | 1 | 0 | |
| Vanilla flavouring | 1 | 0 | |
| Coffee | 1 | 0 | |
| Tea | 11 | 1 | Contained excess extraneous mineral particles — released for blending purposes only |
| Tea substitutes | 3 | 0 | 1 Incorrect label—letters to merchant and local MOH |
| Flour | 21 | 9 | 2 Contained no chalk — letters to merchants. |
| 7 Contained insufficient or excess chalk — 5. released for re-mixing 2. letters to merchants | |||
| Bread improver | 2 | 0 | Not labelled —letter to merchants |
| Water | 3 | 0 | |
| Water (Ice from frozen carcases) | 2 | 0 | |
| Animal feeding stuffs | 12 | 0 | |
| Pet food | 1 | 0 | |
| Sampling — Bacteriological | |||
| Chilled beef cuts (370 from Argentina 6 from Brazil) | 374 | 2 | Salmonella contaminated — notified to Ministry of Agriculture, Dept. of Health and Social Security and other local authorities |
| Minced beef (Australian) | 15 | 0 | |
| Veal and fillet steaks | 7 | 1 | Salmonella contaminated — destroyed |
| Meat products | 8 | 0 | |
| Frozen prawns/Shrimps | 366 | 0 | 9 High plate counts — Letters to merchants |
| Canned shrimps | 2 | 8 | Contents breaking down — destroyed |
| Frozen crabmeat | 3 | 0 | |
| Frozen lobster meat | 6 | 0 | |
| Jellyfish | 1 | 0 | |
| Seafood roll | 1 | 0 | |
| Dried whole egg | 34 | 0 | |
| Frozen whole egg | 121 | 0 | |
| Dried egg albumen | 558 | 2 | Salmonella contaminated — destroyed |