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Stepney 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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SUMMARY OF PUBLIC ANALYST'S QUARTERLY REPORTS
For the Year 1963
The following is a Summary of the reports submitted each quarter of
the year in compliance with Section 99 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955,
by the Council's Public Analyst, Mr.D.F.H.Button, A.R.C.S., F.R.I.C.,
of Southwark Health Services Deportment, Walworth Rosd, S.E.17. A copy
of each quarterly report is submitted to the Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food in accordance with the same section of the Act.

Table: During the year, 380 samples were submitted for analysis, 36 of which were purchased or taken formally and 344 informally. The samples are classified as follows:-

During the year, 380 samples were submitted for analysis, 36 of which were purchased or taken formally and 344 informally. The samples are classified as follows:-

19 Alcoholic Spirits1 Jailful
4 Beer, canned1 Jelly Powder
5 Bread1 Khus Khus
1 Bread Mix2 Lard
25 Butter2 Lime Cordial
3 Buttered Rolls5 Margarine
1 Buttered Slices3 Meat, canned
1 Cake26 Meat, minced
3 Cake Decorations54. Milk
1 Candied Peel1 Mint in Vinegar
1 Cheese Sauce1 Moong Beans
1 Cheese Spread1 Mushrooms, canned
1 Choledyl Tablets2 Non-brewed Condiment
3 Coffee Beans1 Nutmeg
5 Condensed Milk1 Olive Oil
2 Cooking Fat1 Paan Leaves
1 Cornflour1 Peanut Butter
1 Cream1 Piriton Tablets
1 Curry Powder1 Red Peppers,canned
1 Epsom Salts2 Rice
2 Fennel Seed1 Rose Hip Syrup
1 Ferraplex Tablets12 Sausages
1 Fish, canned3 Saveloys
1 Fish Paste2 Smoked Salmon
2 Flavouring Essences10 Soup, canned
7 Fruit2 Soup Tablets
5 Fruit, dried1 Suet
16 Fruit, canned1 Sugar Confectionery
2 Fruit Drinks66 Tea
3 Fruit Squashes1 Tofranil Tablets
1 Ghee23 Tomato Paste
1 Glauber Salts2 Toothpaste
1 Ground Adoo1 Turtle Meat, canned
1 Herb and Spice Mixture5 Vegetables
16 Ice Cream2 Vinegar