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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Irregularity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Apples. | Informal | Contained 2.5 parts per million arsenic and 7.5 parts per million lead. | Amounts of arsenic and lead redaced by washing and then released. |
| Dried Apricots. (8 samples) | Informal | Contained Sulphur Dioxide in amounts varying from 2100 to 4300 parts per million. | Consignments either re-exported or released for use in dried fruit salad. |
| Sultanas. | Informal | Contained 940 parts per million Sulphur Dioxide. | Consignment reexported . |
Milk. 97 samples of milk were examined during the year, four being
of the superfatted 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 ordinary milk samples (excluding „Channel
Islands,„ etc. milk), was 3.73 per cent fat and 8.56 per cent solids other
than fat, and of the „Channel Islands„ milk 4.41 per cent fat and 8.85 per
cent solids other than fat.
Average composition of ordinary milk samples (excluding „Channel Islands,„ etc. milk) taken over the past ten years, is as follows:-
| Year | No. Samples Examined. | Fat, per cent. | Solids other than Fat, per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1958 | 93 | 3.73 | 8.56 . |