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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 1962

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

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Table: CONDEMNED FOODThe following is a list of foods condemned during the year by the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:-

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.
Cereals486
Cheese210
Fish2241
Fruit and Vegetables11,05111
Fruit and Vegetable Juices2613
Pickles445
Jam3503
Meat, Tinned8041
Meat, Untinned1999
Milk4961
Paste and Sauces5915
Soup2482
Spices42
Miscellaneous1753
Total13,98714

Table: FOOD AND DRUGS ACTSAMPLES 1962

FOOD AND DRUGS ACTSAMPLES 1962

ArticlesFormalInformal
No. TakenNo.AdulteratedNo. TakenNo.Adulterated
Apple Juice--1-
Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine11--
Aspirin Tablets--1-
Beef Chop Suey1---
Bread1---
Buttermilk, Cultured1---
Celery Salt--1-
Cheese1---
Cheese Spread1---
Chicken Chow Mein1---
Cocktail Frankfurters--1-
Coconut, Desiccated--1-
Confectionery, Sugar--1-
Cream--2-
Cream Cheese--11
Creamery Cheese2211
Herbs--1-
Herring Salad-1-
Ice Cream--5-
Ice Lolly--1-
Jelly, Grape--1-
Carried forward93192