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Stoke Newington 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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38.
CONDEMNED FOOD
The following is a list of foods condemned during the year by the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:-
| Lbs. | Ozs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bacon | 22 | 5 |
| Cereals | 117 | 14¼ |
| Cheese | 211 | - |
| Fat Products | 8 | 8 |
| Fish | 265 | 8¼ |
| Fruit and Vegetable Juices | 379 | l½ |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 2929 | ½ |
| Pickles and Spices | 60 | 9¾ |
| Jam | 134 | 11 |
| Meat, Tinned | 4161 | 11 |
| Meat, Untinned | 432 | 2 |
| Milk | 459 | 13 |
| Paste and Sauces | 43 | |
| Soup | 291 | 15½ |
| Sugar Products | 71 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 29 | 6 |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT SAMPIES 1958
| Articles | Formal | Infoimal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Taken | No,Adulterated,, | No. Taken | No.Adulterated. | |
| Bread (rolls) | - | - | 2 | - |
| Butter | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| Cheese roll | - | - | 1 | - |
| Coffee | - | - | 1 | - |
| Confectionery (Sweets) | - | - | 1 | - |
| Jam | - | - | 2 | - |
| Cream | - | - | 1 | - |
| Lard | - | - | 1 | - |
| Margarine | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Milk | 52 | - | 29 | 2 |
| Milk Condensed | - | - | 3 | - |
| Drugs | - | - | - | |
| Baking Powder | - | - | 1 | - |
| Chocolate, Drinking | - | - | 1 | - |
| Lemon Cheese | - | - | 1 | - |
| Macaroni | - | - | 1 | - |
| Carried forward | 54 | - | 54 | 2 |
(Contd.)