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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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43.
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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cereals | 197 | 9 |
| Cheese | 68 | 12 |
| Fish | 405 | 2 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Juices | 202 | 14 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 3,451 | 13 |
| Pickles | 27 | 4 |
| Jam | 133 | 12 |
| Meat, Tinned | 1,466 | - |
| Meat, Untinned | 415 | 10 |
| Milk | 139 | 9 |
| Paste and Sauces | 96 | 5 |
| Soup | 97 | 10 |
| Miscellaneous | 120 | 10 |
| Spices | 10 | 3 |
| Total | 6,833 | 1 |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT SAMPLES 1958
| Articles | Formal | Informal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Taken | No. Adulterated. | No. Taken | No. Adulterated. | |
| Alcohol-Beer | - | - | 2 | - |
| Spirits | 4 | - | - | - |
| Almond, Ground | - | - | 1 | - |
| Beef, Gulash | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cake Mix | - | - | 1 | - |
| Capers, French | - | - | 1 | - |
| Celery Salt | - | - | 1 | - |
| Chilli Powder | - | - | 1 | - |
| Chipolatas, Pork | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cocoa | 1 | - | - | - |
| Condiment, Non-brewed | 1 | - | - | - |
| Confectionery, Sugar | - | - | 9 | - |
| Corned Beef | - | - | 1 | - |
| Custard Powder | 1 | - | - | - |
| Drugs | - | - | 4 | - |
| Figs, Dessert | - | - | 1 | - |
| Flour, Self Raising | - | - | 1 | - |
| Frankfurters in Brine | - | - | 1 | - |
| Fruit, Canned | - | - | 2 | - |
| Fruit Salad in Syrup | - | - | 1 | - |
| Carried forward | 7 | - | 29 | - |