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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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| Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Irregularity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleached Sultanas. | Informal | Contained 920 parts per million Sulphur Dioxide. | ImDorters warned. |
| (Sampled under Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations). | |||
| do. | Informal | Contained 970 parts per million Sulphur Dioxide. | |
| Cream Doughnuts. | Informal | Contained imitation cream. | "Artificial Cream" Notice displayed in shop on subsequent visits. |
| dc. | Informal | Contained imitation cream. | |
| do. | Formal. | Contained imitation cream. | Summons dismissed. |
Milk. 114 samples of milk were examined during the year, 4 being
of the super-fatted variety (e.g. "Channel Islands" or "South Devon" milk)
for which a higher minimum percentage (4 per cent) of milk fat content is
provided for by arrangement between the producers and the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The average composition of the ordinary milk samples (excluding'
"Channel Islands", etc. milk) was 3.58 per cent fat and 8.54 per cent
solids other than fat, and of the "Channel Islands" milk 4.31 per cent
fat and 8.80 per cent solids other than fat.
Average composition of ordinary milk samples (excluding "Channel Islands", etc. milk) taken over the past 10 years, is as follows
| Year | No. Samples Examined | Fat. per cent | Solids other thar Fat, per cent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 389 | 3.47 | 8.71 |
| 1949 | 290 | 3.50 | 8.67 |
| 1950 | 186 | 3.58 | 8.75 |
| 1951 | 265 | 3.56 | 8.70 |
| 1952 | 307 | 3.55 | 8.72 |
| 1953 | 201 | 3.54 | 8.72 |
| 1954 | 87 | 3.50 | 8.56 |
| 1955 | 84 | 3.53 | 8.54 |
| 1956 | 92 | 3.52 | 8.53 |
| 1957 | 110 | 3.58 | 8.54 |