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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
Stepney 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Samples of food submitted for bacteriological examination numbered 72, details of which are as fallows:-
| No, of Samples | No.Unsatisfactory | Observations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Milk | 4 | - | Examination for tuberculosis by guinea pig inoculation. |
| Pasteurised Milk | 2 | Subsequent samples satisfactory | |
| Canned Peaches | 7 | 3 | Examined to ascertain reason for blown tins. Part consignment condemned and destroyed. |
| Canned Cooked Prawns | 4 | 2 | Do, |
| Jellied Eels | 3 | 1 | Showed light growth of B.coli (faecal type). (See under). |
| Roast Boof | 2 | 2 | Showed light growth of B.coli and B.proteus. Advised on food handling. |
| Canned Pork | 1 | 1 | Showed growth of aerobic spore bearing bacilli and staphylococcus albus. Con-.signment destroyed. |
| Cooked Whelks | 1 | 1 | Showed light growth of B.coli and B.proteus. Prepared in another borough which investigated food handling methods. |
In two cases of alleged food poisoning occurring outside the Borough,
jellied eels were suspected. In one case the jellied eels had been
prepared in Stepney. Samples of the eels and of the gelatine used in
their manufacture were f«und, on examination, to be satisfactory. In the
other case it was found that the eels were supplied by a shop in the
Borough, but had been prepared by a firm outside. A sample of these eels
was examined and found to be contaminated by B.coli (faecal type), and
the local authority of the area in which the eols had been prepared was
accordingly notified.
No adverse reports were received on the following samples examined:-
Ice Cream 10 Liquid Gelatine 1
TT(Pasteurised) Milk A Seeded Raisins 3
Sterilised Milk 5 Hen Egg Powder 2
Quick Frozen Prawns 8 Canned Pears 2
Basement Bakehouses: Factories Act. 1957 - Section 5 A.
The fourth quinquennial examination of basement bakehouses took
place this year, and as a result the remaining five basement bakehouses
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