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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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FOOD SAMPLING
Public Analyst
| During the year, 482 were sent to the Public Analyst as Follows:- | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
| Dried, Preserved and | 69* | 10 | 4 contained non-permitted |
| Pickled Vegetables | preservative. 2 contained | ||
| non-permitted preservative | |||
| and colouring matter. 3 | |||
| contained non-permitted | |||
| colouring matter, and 1 con | |||
| tained tin. Re-export | |||
| notices served. | |||
| * 12 were inadequately | |||
| labelled and letters were | |||
| sent to merchant and local | |||
| M.O.H. | |||
| Vegetable Products (Bean | Contained non-permitted pre | ||
| Paste and Bean Curd, etc.) | 4* | 1 | servative. Re-exported. |
| *1 inadequately labelled. | |||
| Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Vegetable Juices | 2 | 0 | Inadequately labelled. Letter |
| to merchant and local M.O.H | |||
| Horseradish Cream | 0 | 1 | Contained excess preserva |
| tive. Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Spice Powders | 24* | 3 | 2 contained sand and sili |
| ceous matter - released for | |||
| manufacturing purposes. 1 | |||
| contained acid 4% insoluble | |||
| ash — destroyed. | |||
| *7 inadequately labelled. | |||
| Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Sauces | 43* | 7 | 7 contained non-permitted |
| preservative. 3 re-exported. | |||
| 4 export notices served. | |||
| *2 inadequately labelled. | |||
| Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Soup and Soup Mixes | 4* | 0 | *2 inadequately labelled. |
| Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Dried Preserved and Pickled | 31* | 4 | 1 contained non-permitted |
| Fruits | colouring matter. 1 con | ||
| tained lead - re-export | |||
| notices served. 1 mouldy — | |||
| destroyed. 1 deficient in | |||
| weight. Letter to merchant | |||
| and local Weights and | |||
| Measures Inspector. 1 | |||
| contained cyclamates and | |||
| *3 inadequately labelled. | |||
| Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Fruit Products (Pulps, Jellies, etc.) | 11* | 4 | 2 contained non-permitted |
| preservative - re-exported | |||
| 2 contained non-permitted | |||
| colouring matter — re | |||
| export notice served. | |||
| *2 inadequately labelled. | |||
| Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Fruit Drinks and Juices | 12* | 1 | 1 contained excess preser |
| vative. Re-exported. | |||
| *3 inadequately labelled. | |||
| Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Cucumber | 1 | 0 | |
| Tomatoes | 2 | 0 | |
| Fresh Grapes | 2 | 0 | |