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
Surbiton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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FOOD & DRUGS (Cont.)
| 1777 (informal) Bread and butter ' | Consisted of bread spread with p mixture of butter and margarine, the proportion of butter in the mixture being not more than 60%. |
| Cafe proprietor warned. He undertook to use butter only in future. | |
| 1774 (informal) Bronchial mixture | Contained only 0.85% v/v of chloroform instead of the 2.5% declared on the label. |
| Warning given. Manufacturers agreed that there should not have been so great a loss in chloroform content. They were taking active steps to ensure that both at time of manufacture and packing chloroform is adequately dispersed and present in full strength. | |
| 1775 (informal) Condensed milk | Discoloured and thickened due to ageing effect. Not unfit for consumption, but unfit for sale. |
Dealer informed.
There was one prosecution for selling to the prejudice of the
purchaser a loaf of bread which was not of the substance demanded
in that it contained insect webbing etc. A fine of £20. was
imposed and the Council awarded £7.15.0. costs.
A local butcher was given a warning after due consideration
by the Public Health Committee for selling minced meat containing
a piece of bandage.
MILK SUPPLY.
(i) At the end of the year there were thirty-eight
entries on the register as follows:—
Distributors of milk with premises
in the Borough 21
Distributors of milk with premises
outside the Borough but retailing
in the Borough 9
Premises registered (used as Dairies) 8
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