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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Of the samples analysed, 5 formal and 25 informal were found to be unsatisfactory as follows:-
| Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of irregularity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread | Informal | Contained foreign matter. | Vendor cautioned. |
| Do. (2 samples) | " | Contained charred and soiled dough. | No action. |
| Do. | " | Contained mouldy and soiled dough. | Vendor cautioned. |
| Bread Roll | " | Contained foreign matter. | Do. |
| Butter | " | Contained 16.6% water. | Formal sample satisfactory. |
| Buttered Rolls | Formal | Spread with margarine. | Vendor fined £15 with £3.7.0 costs. |
| Do. | " | Do. | Legal proceedings pending. |
| Canned Mushrooms | Informal | Cans blown, contents decomposed. | Analysed for cause of blowing: Importer informed. |
| Coffee Beans | Mouldy. | Re-exported. | |
| Dried Apricots (5 samples) . | " | Contained sulphur dioxide in amounts varying from 2800-3900 parts p/million. | Released for use in dried fruit salad mixture. |
| Fluoride Toothpaste | " | Not labelled with active ingredient. | Manufacturers gave undertaking to amend label. |
| Minced Meat (2 samples) | " | Contained sulphur dioxide, 700 and 3000 parts per million. | See following Formal samples. |
| Minced Meat | Formal | Contained sulphur dioxide, 4350 parts per million. | Vendor fined £2 with £1 costs. |
| Do. | " | Contained sulphur dioxide, 600 parts per million. | Vendor cautioned. |
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