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Stoke Newington 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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FOOD PREMISES.
1452 visits were made to food premises by the Sanitary Inspectors
96 premises registered under Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act
1938 were kept under observation.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT 1938.
125 formal and 151 informal samples of food and drugs were
submitted for analysis.
In addition, 82 samples of milk and 8 samples of ice cream
were taken for bacteriological examination.
UNSOUND FOOD.
The following quantities of foodstuffs were surrendered
during the year and destroyed as unfit for human consumption;-
41 Shell Eggs; 2 packets Dried Eggs; 244 Large tins, 147 small
tins Fish; 1704½ lbs. Wet Fish; 183 Large tins, 26 small tins
Fruit; 763 lbs. Fresh Fruit; 161 large tins, 325 small tins
Meat; 740½ 1bs. Fresh Meat; 68 large tins, 510 small tins Meat
preparations; 212 large tins Full Cream Milk; 3566 large tins
5 small tins Evaporated Milk; 131 large tins machine skimmed
milk; 278 large tins, 3 small tins preserves; 44 large tins
76 small tins Soup; 442 large tins, 258 small tins Vegetables;
12 x¾ lb. Piccalilli; 12 tins Macaroni; 2x2 lb. Golden Syrup;
5 cwts, 19 lbs. Chocolates; 42 x 12 oz. packets mixed Fruit;
47 x 8 cz. packets Cake Flour; 3 packets Force; 2 x 16 oz.
Christmas Puddings; 3x9 oz. packets Dates; 5 tins Dried Milk;
55 Poussins; 21 x 3 lb. bags Flour; 13 x 2 lb. packets Porridge
Oats; 2 lb. 2 oz. Cooking Fat; 5 lbs. 8 oz. Margarine; 7 lbs.
Rice Substitute; 2 cwts Rolled Oats; 1 Tin Pudding; 6 gallons
Pickle Relish; 2 x 16 oz. Spaghetti; 1x8 oz. Camembert Cheese;
1 Tin Apricot Pudding; 10 tins Orange Juice; 12 lbs. Cheese.