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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dried, Pickled, Preserved and Canned Vegetables | 53 | 8 | 4 contained non permitted preservative, 2 contained excess tin, 1 contained excess arsenic — Re-exported. 1 contaminated with sea water — Destroyed. 2 inadequately labelled - Letters to merchants and local M.O's.H. |
| Duck with Preserved Vegetables | 1 | 0 | Inadequately labelled — Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
| Meat Products | 2 | 0 | |
| Chutnies, Sauces and | 46 | 11 | 10 contained non-permitted |
| Pickles | preservative, 1 contained non-permitted colouring matter -Re-exported. 4 inadequately labelled - Letters to merchants and local M.O's.H. | ||
| Tomato Paste | 22 | 0 | |
| Lard | 1 | 0 | |
| Spice Powders | 25 | 0 | 4 inadequately labelled — Letters to merchants and local M.O's.H. |
| Soups and Soup Mixes | 3 | 0 | 2 inadequately labelled — Letters to merchants and local M.O's.H. |
| Seasonings | 8 | 3 | Contained non-permitted preservative — Re-exported. 3 inadequately labelled — Letters to merchants and local M.O's.H. |
| Wheat | 4 | 16 | Contained excess ergot. Released for cleaning. |
| Whole Kernel Sweet Corn | 1 | 0 | |
| Flour | 3 | 0 | |
| Bakery Products | 10 | 0 | |
| Butter | 1 | 0 | |
| Savouries | 4 | 2 | 1 contained non-permitted preservative, 1 contained non-permitted colouring matter — Re-exported. |
| Cakes and Pudding Mixes | 18 | 4 | Contained non-permitted colouring matter — Re-exported. 5 inadequately labelled — Letters to merchants and local M.O's.H. |
| Desserts | 3 | 2 | Contained non-permitted colouring matter — Re-exported |
| Flavourings | 3 | 0 | |
| Candy Sweetening | 0 | 2 | Contained non-permitted colouring matter — Re-exported. |
| Sweets | 29 | 7 | Contained non-permitted colouring matter - Re-exported. 1 inadequately labelled — Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
| Chocolates | 5 | 0 | 1 inadequately labelled - Letter to merchant and local M.O.H. |
| Concentrated Must | 1 | 0 | |
| Honey | 2 | 0 | |
| Egg Jam | 1 | 0 | |
| Dark Corn Syrup | 1 | 0 | |
| Cheese | 3 | 0 | 1 inadequately labelled — Letter |
| to merchant and local M.O.H. | |||
| Salted Peanuts | 1 | 0 | |
| Groundnuts | 12 | 2 | Af latoxim - medium. Further samples satisfactory — Released. |
| Silver Coated Supari | 0 | 1 | Contained non-permitted colouring matter - Re-exported. |
| Coffee Beans | 1 | 0 | |
| Fish Cakes | 5 | 2 | Contained non-permitted preservative — Re-exported. 5 inadequately labelled — Letters to merchants and local M.O's.H. |