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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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| Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of irregularity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-brewed Condiment | Forma1 | Contained lead - 20 parts per million. | Manufacturers fined £10 with £5.5.0 costs. |
| Tea (3 samples) | Informal | Foreign odour. | Released for industrial use only. |
| Do. (2 samples) | " | Contained lead - 13 and 20 parts per million. ' | Formal samples unobta inable. (Business given up stock exhausted). |
| Do. | " | Contained lead - 20 parts per million. | Formal sample satisfactory. |
| Do. (3 samples) | " | Contaminated with hydrocarbon oil. | Destroyed, or released for use under supervision. |
Milk. Milk samples submitted for chemical analysis numbered 54,
including two of the superfatted variety. The average fat and non-fat
solids content of the ordinary milk samples were 3.70 and 8.53 per cent
respectively, whilst for the superfatted variety the composition was 4.70
and 8.84 per cent.
The average composition of ordinary milk samples taken over the past 10 years, is as follows:-
| Year | No. of Samples Examined | Milk Fat % (Legal minimum standard 3.00) | Non-fat Solids % (Legal minimum standard 8.50) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1959 | 102 | 3.67 | 8.58 |
| 1960 | 70 | 3.60 | 8.59 |
| 1961 | 100 | 3.67 | 8.55 |
| 1962 | 82 | 3.62 | 8.55 |
| 1963 | 52 | 3.70 | 8.53 |