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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
Stepney 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Legal Proceedings.
Summonses dealt with during the year by the Public Health Food Inspectors were as follows:-
| Number of Summonses | Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d | £ | s | d | ||
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 6 | 25. | 0. | 0 | 18. | 18. | 0 |
| Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955 | 17 | 224. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 9. | 0 |
| 23 | £249. | 0. | 0 | £24. | 7. | 0 | |
In addition to the above, six summonses taken out were not heard
owing to the death of the defendant.
Cautionary Letters.
On the instructions of the Public Health Committee, cautionaryletters
were sent in respect of each of the following contraventions:-
Sale of buttered slices, the fat
of which consisted of margarine.
Sale of a bun containing a piece
of wall tile.
Sale of beef sausage containing
undeclared preservative.
Sale of 'chocolate cream eclairs1
containing artificial cream.
Inadequate supply of hot water in
a grocery shop.
Fish stall not screened.
Milk Samples.
Milk samples taken and submitted for analysis during the year
numbered 114, including 11 taken at hospitals and at a day nursery in
the Borough. All proved satisfactory.
The average fat and solids-not-fat contents of milk samples analysed werw as follows:-
| Fat Content | Solids-not-Fat Contsnt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey, Channel Islands Milk | 4.31$ | 8.8C$ |
| Others | 3.58$ | 8.54$ |
It is interesting to recall that 50 years ago, 19.3$ of the milk
samples taken were adulterated.
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