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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| Pork Chipolatas | Contained meat 62% by weight. According to the Sausage and Other Meat Product Regulations, 1967, Pork Sausages, including Chipolatas, should have a meat content of not less than 65%. | Warning letter to manufacturer. |
| Minced Meat | Minced meat, raw and unprocessed, contained added ascorbic acid (including salts or derivatives calculated as ascorbic acid), 0.025%; added nicotinic acid (including salts or derivatives calculated as nicotinic acid) 0. 03%. The sale of raw and unprocessed meat containing added ascorbic acid or added nicotinic acid is prohibited by the Meat (Treatment) Regulations 1964. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Minced Beef | Contained sulphur dioxide (including sulphites calculated as sulphur dioxide) 870 parts per million by weight. Sulphur dioxide is an added preservative the presence of which in Minced Beef is not permitted by the Preservatives in Pood Regulations 1962. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Bread and Butter | Consisted of bread and margarine. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Golden Jaffa Jelly Spread | Contained fruit (orange peel) to the extent of not more than 1 Wo. Ihe Analyst considered that the description 'Golden Jaffa Jelly Spread' would lead an intending purchaser to believe he was purchasing jelly marmalade and that the sample must therefore contain not less than 20% of citrus fruit as required by the Food Standards (Preserves) Order 1953. | Legal proceedings instituted. |
| Milk Loaf | Contained no whole milk solids or skimmed milk solids. | Legal proceedings instituted. |