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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
Stoke Newington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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CONDEMNED FOOD
The following is a list of foods condemned during the year by the Sanitary Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:—
| Tons | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | Ozs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread and Cake | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| Butter | _ | _ | — | 12 | _ |
| Cereals | — | _ | _ | 6 | _ |
| Cheese | _ | _ | 1 | 25 | 15 |
| Eggs | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Fish | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Flour | _ | 5 | _ | 4 | 13 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 16 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 14 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Juices | _ | 1 | — | 6 | 14 |
| Jam | _ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Meat | 1 | 10 | — | 19 | 1 |
| Milk | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 10 |
| Paste and Pickles | _ | — | _ | 11 | 13 |
| Soup | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Sugar | _ | — | — | 6 | _ |
| Sweets | 1 | 9 | — | 13 | 14 |
| Miscellaneous | — | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
FOOD & DRUGS ACT SAMPLES, 1952
| Article | Formal | Informal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Taken | No. Adulterated | No. Taken | No. Adulterated | |
| Food | ||||
| Butter | 6 | _ | _ | _ |
| Cheese | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
| Cocoa | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
| Flour | _ | __ | 2 | _ |
| Lard | 5 | _ | __ | |
| Margarine | 6 | _ | _ | - |
| Milk | 148 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Mustard | — | _ | 1 | _ |
| Sweets | 2 | 5 | — | |
| Spirits (Rum) | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 172 | 1 | 31 | 2 |