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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Quantity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | Cwts. | Lbs. | |
| Meat-Tinned | 2 | 76 | |
| " - Carcase | 1 | 84 | |
| Potatoes | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dried Milk Powder | 40 | ||
| Chestnuts | 14½ | ||
| Various | 9½ | ||
| 4 | 6 | - | |
Other Foodstuffs
Frozen Foods 545 packets
Vegetables 215 tins
Fruit 62 "
Fish 54 "
Soup 18 "
Soft Drinks 31 bottles
Various 33 tins, 8 cartons ,
6 packets , 3 bottles
In addition, the following quantities of unsound food were seized
at food premises in the Borough, condemned and destroyed:-
Apples 641¾lbs.
Anchovies 68 lbs.
Dried Broad Beans 9 lbs.
After a fire at premises adjoining a food shop in the Borough, 585
containers and 9 lbs. of sweet confectionery were surrendered, condemned and
destroyed.
Food and Drugs Act
During the year, Mr. W.B. Chapman , B.Sc. , F.R.I.C. was appointed
to the post of Public Analyst for the Borough and Mr. J.H. Barker, B.Sc., F.R.I.C.,
was appointed Deputy Public Analyst. Both these officers are on the staff of the
Scientific Branch of the London County Council.
Out of a total of 237 samples (31 formal and 206 informal) examined
by the Public Analyst during 1963, 27 samples were found to be adulterated or irregular,
4 formal and 23 informal.