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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 1963
[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 Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human consumptions:—
| Lbs. | Ozs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cereals | 24 | 11 |
| Cheese | 32 | 5 |
| Fish | 150 | 13 |
| Frozen Food | 594 | 10 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 4,459 | 14 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Juices | 533 | 13 |
| Jam | 544 | 3 |
| Meat, Tinned | 957 | 12 |
| Meat, Untinned | 131 | 5 |
| Milk | 120 | 15 |
| Paste and Sauces | 69 | 2 |
| Pickles | 59 | 12 |
| Soup | 260 | 12 |
| Spices | 26 | 7 |
| Miscellaneous | 13,451 | 1 |
| Total | 21,417 | 7 |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT SAMPLES 1963
| Articles | Formal | Informal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Taken | No. Adulterated | No. Taken | No.Adulterated | |
| Aspirin Tablets | - | - | 1 | - |
| Batter Mix | - | - | 1 | - |
| Beef, Minced | - | - | 1 | - |
| Blackcurrant Drink | - | - | 1 | - |
| Bubble Gum | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cake Mix | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cheese, Processed | - | - | 2 | - |
| Chocolate Halva | - | - | 1 | - |
| Chocolate Liqueurs | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Christmas Pudding | - | - | 1 | - |
| Clementines | - | - | 1 | - |
| Confectionery, sugar | - | - | I | - |
| Corned Beef | - | - | 1 | - |
| Crab, Dressed | - | - | 2 | - |
| Cream Cheese | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cream, Double | - | - | 1 | - |
| Faggot | - | - | 1 | - |
| Fruit, Canned | - | - | 5 | - |
| Fruit Juice | - | - | 1 | - |
| Glycerine, Lemon and Honey | - | - | 1 | - |
| Carried forward | - | - | 27 | 2 |