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
Hackney 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Sample | Analyst's Report | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Mince | Consisted of raw, minced meat and contained ascorbic acid, 150 parts per million by weight. The presence of ascorbic acid in raw and unprocessed meat is prohibited by the Meat (Treatment) Regulations 1964. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Minced Lamb | Contained sulphur dioxide 360 parts per million by weight. Sulphur dioxide is an added preservative the presence of which in minced meat is not permitted by the Preservatives in Pood Regulations 1962. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Kosher Mince | Contained sulphite preservative equivalent to 410 parts of sulphur dioxide per million, and sodium chloride (salt) to the extent of 1. 3%. The Preservatives in Pood Regulations 1962, prohibit the addition of preservative to minced meat. Furthermore, the addition of salt must be declared. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Mince | Contained sulphite preservative equivalent to 2400 parts of sulphur dioxide per million and sodium chloride (salt) to the extent of 5.3%. The Preservatives in Pood Regulations 1962, prohibit the addition of preservative to minced meat. Furthermore, the addition of salt must be declared. The proportion of salt in this sample is excessive. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Minced Beef | Minced meat, raw and unprocessed, containing added ascorbic acid (including salts or derivatives calculated as ascorbic acid), 0.07% added nicotinic acid (including salts or derivatives calculated as nicotinic acid) 0.03%. The sale of raw and unprocessed | Legal proceedings instituted. |