London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Crab Paste. A202. (Formal). 16.4 per cent. deficient in fish.
No action. Imported food. The Ministry
of Food proposes, in granting import
licences, to impose a condition that
all imported fish paste shall conform
to the 70 per cent minimum fish content
prescribed in the Meat Products Order.
Pork Sausage Meat. B282. (infoiraal). 54.4 per cent deficient
in meat.
Pork Sausages. B283. (Informal). 51,2 per cent deficient in
meat.
Beef Sausage Meat. B291. (Informal). 49.6 per cent deficient
in meat.
Beef Sausage Meat. B285. (Informal). 17.4 per cent deficient
in meat and contained 38 parts sulphur
dioxide per million.
Beef Sausage Moat. B337. (Formal). 54.0 per cent deficient
in meat. Vendor fined £5 with £2-2-0
costs.
Beef Sausages. B336. (Formal). 30.6 per cent deficient in
meat. Vendor fined £5 with £2-2-0
costs.
Vinegar, Non-Brewed. D235. (Informal). 17.5 per cent deficient
in acetic acid.
Vinegar, Non-Brewed. D260. (Informal). 15.0 per cent deficient
in acetic acid.
Artificial Vinegar. B307. (Informal). 17.5 per cent deficient
in acetic acid. Contained a trace
of paraffin.
Wood Vinegar. D261. (Formal). 18.5 per cent deficient in
acetic acid. Vendor cautioned.
Tomato. Ketchup. B305. (Formal). Contained 256 parts sulphur
dioxide per million. Imported Food
Regulations.
Frying Oil. B306. (Informal). Marked "Olive Oil Substitute".
Consisted entirely of liquid paraffin.
Frying Oil. B302. (Formal). Marked "Olive Oil Substitute.
Formula Tea Seed Oil, Liquid Paraffin
B.P., Apricot Kornol Oil." Consisted
entirely of liquid paraffin. Summons
dismissed under the Probation of Offenders
Act. Vendor paid £7-7-0 costs.
Milk. A325. (Formal). 10.3 per cent deficient in fat.
Vendor fined £5-5-0 with £2-2-0 costs.
Milk. D457. (Formal). Contained at least 5.7 per cent of
added water. Strong caution sent to
vendor.
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