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Bethnal Green 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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(e) Unsound Food
During the year under review the Food Inspector examined and
took appropriate action in relation to unsound food on 115 occasions.
Details of the food together with quantities are set out below:-
| Quantity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | Cwts. | lbs. | |
| Pickllng Onions | 19 | 5 | - |
| Salami | 1 | 15 | - |
| Cucumbers in Brine | 1 | 3 | 64 |
| Horseradish Roots | 19 | - | |
| Meat - Tinned | 7 | 71 | |
| " - Carcase | 4 | 106 | |
| Cheese | 3 | 96 | |
| William Pears | 2 | 16 | |
| Chinese Liquid Egg | 1 | 20 | |
| Oxtails | 33 | ||
| Butter | 5 | ||
| 24 | 2 | 75 | |
Other Foodstuffs
Prunes 576 tins
Fruit 311 tins
Vegetables 76 tins, 9 Jars
Milk 15 tins
Soup 12 tins
Fish 11 tins
Various 16 Jars, 4 bottles,
1 tin
Eggs 1,600
Condemned Food is collected by Council and destroyed or, where
suitable, used for animal food.
(f) Food and Drugs Act
Mr. A.E. Parkes, F.R.I.C., F.C.S., of No.l6l, Bow Road, E.3, is
Public Analyst for the Borough and Mr. H.A. Parkes, B.Sc., F.R.I.C.,
is Deputy Public Analyst.
Out of a total of 311 samples (14 formal and 297 informal)
examined by the Public Analyst during 1955, 1 formal sample and 9
informal samples were found to be adulterated.