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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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21 Tomato. Paste
8 Tomato Puree, canned
1 Toothpaste
2 Tyrozet Tablets
27 Vegetables
1 Vegetables, canned
2 Vinegar
2 Yeast Tablets
2 Yoghourt
2 Zinc and Castor Oil Cream
Of the samples analysed 4 formal and 35 informal were found to bo unsatisfactory, as follows:-
| Article | Formal or Informal | Nature of Irregularity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread | Informal | Contained jute fibres. | Vendor cautioned. |
| Bread (2 samples) | „ | Contained soiled, charred dough. | No action. |
| Buttered Bread Slices | Formal | Spread with margarine. | No action (appropriate notice displayed). |
| Bread Roll | Informal | Contained jute fibres. | Vendor cautioned. |
| Buttered Rolls | Formal | Spread with margarine. | Vendor fined £2. |
| Beef Sausages | Informal | 10% deficient in meat. | Formal samples to be obtained. |
| Chocolate Eclair | „ | Mouldy. | Cautionary letter sent |
| Chillie Powder (6) | „ | Contained rice flour and prohibited colouring matter | Re-exported. |
| Chillie Powder | Formal | Contained foreign starch and prohibited matter. | Cautionary letter sent |
| Coffee Beans (3) | Informal | Mouldy. | Released for manufacturing purposes. |
| Confectionery (2) | „ | Contaminated with surface dust. | Cautionary letter sent |
| Lard (3) | „ | Rancid. | Under detention at Wharf. |
| Madeira Cake | „ | Contained 4- 5% excess salt. | No action. |
| Pasteurised Egg (2) | „ | Failed to satisfy Alpha-amylase test. | Re-exported. |
| Pork Sausages | „ | 4.5% deficient in meat. | Business given up. |
| Pork Sausages | „ | 9.0% deficient in meat. | Formal sample genuine. |
| Sausage | „ | Contained a tuft of animal hair. | Cautionary letter sent |