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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| Sample | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lard | 0 | ||
| Tea | 0 | ||
| Fish Products | 35* | 2 | 1 contained non-permitted |
| preservative. Letter to | |||
| merchant and local M.O.H. | |||
| 1 contained non-permitted | |||
| colouring matter. Re | |||
| exported. | |||
| *4 inadequately labelled. | |||
| Letter to merchant and | |||
| local M.O.H. | |||
| Paste of Sea Urchin Eggs | 1 | 0 | Inadequately labelled. Letter |
| to merchant and local | |||
| M.O.H. | |||
| Smoked Frogs Legs | 1 | 0 | |
| Tuna Spread Salad | 0 | 1 | Contained non-permitted |
| preservative. Re-export | |||
| notice served. | |||
| Empty Sack (Previously | |||
| contained almonds) | 1 | 0 | |
| Animal Feeding Stuffs | 18 | 1 | 1 sample of Broiler Finish |
| (examined by the Agricultural | ing Pellets was deficient | ||
| Analyst) | in coccidiostatis. Copy of | ||
| Analyst's report sent with | |||
| letter to Company concerned | |||
| Not reported to M.A.F.F. | |||
| for prosecution because of | |||
| a technical fault in sampl | |||
| ing procedure. Further | |||
| sample taken proved satis | |||
| factory. An irregularity was | |||
| noted in the wording on a | |||
| bag containing 1 sample and | |||
| the matter was brought to the | |||
| attention of the merchant. | |||
| 2 samples showed small | |||
| excess of oil and protein | |||
| respectively. Merchant con | |||
| cerned was warned that he | |||
| should ensure that these | |||
| products conform with the | |||
| necessary Acts and Regu | |||
| lations. | |||
| Frozen Cooked & Peeled | 579 | 9 | 6 contaminated with salmon |
| Prawns | ella. 3 contaminated with | ||
| vibrio parahaemolyticus — | |||
| Destroyed. | |||
| Many consignments showed | |||
| high plate counts and were | |||
| released with a warning to | |||
| keep deep frozen and use | |||
| immediately upon thawing. | |||
| Freeze Dried Shrimps | 1 | 0 | |
| Egg Albumen | ;288 | 9 | Contaminated with salmon |
| ella - Destroyed | |||
| Hen Eggs | 1 | 0 | |
| Frozen King Crabmeat | 2 | 0 | |
| Frozen Oysters | 10 | 0 | |
| Corned Beef | 17 | 0 | |
| Chilled Beef Cuts | 27 | 1 | Contaminated with salmon |
| ella - Destroyed. | |||