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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
Bethnal Green 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Other foodstuffs.
| Eggs | 30 |
| Bottled apples | 228 jars |
| Paste | 10 „ |
| Jam | 3 |
| Meat paste | 2 „ |
| Honey spread | 1 „ |
| Salad cream | 24 bottles and 14 jars |
| Fruit | 1 bottle |
| Coffee | 1 „ |
| Sauce | 1 „ |
| Mayonnaise | 1 „ |
| Beetroots | 20 sacks |
| Winkles | 2 |
| Gherkins | 18 tins |
| Syrup | 8 „ |
| Dried eggs | 2 „ |
| Mincemeat | 1 |
| Biscuit wafers | 1 „ |
| Milk | 1.041 „ |
| Meat | 1,844 „ |
| Vegetables | 283 „ |
| Fruit | 159 „ |
| Fish | 127 „ |
| Soup | 105 „ |
| Jam | 37 „ |
| Puddings | 12 |
| Apple puree | 12 cases and 2 jars |
| Cereal flakes | 9 packets |
| Kippers | 1 box |
| Mussels | 1 bag |
In addition 5 cwt. of foodstuff was found to be unfit for human
consumption following a fire at the premises.
(d) Food and Drugs Act.
A total of 335 samples (160 formal and 175 informal) were
taken during the year and submitted for analysis by the Public
Analyst. Two of the formal samples and one informal sample were
found to be adulterated,