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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
East Ham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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GENERAL INFORMATION.
Schools and Numbers on Roll (mid 1950).
Details of samples adulterated or below standard, together with resultant actions-
TABLE 46.
| Number | Informal or formal | Article | Adulteration or Deficiency | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6026 | I | Port Sausages | Contained 190 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Letter of caution |
| 6034 | I | Bread | Contained some form of dirt. | -ditto- |
| 6038 | F | Salad Cream | Deficient In oil 2„6 per cent. | Manufacturers In liquidation. Stock Withdrawn from sale. |
| 6039 | I | Bread | Rodent excreta adhering to side of loaf. | Place of contamination not ascertainable. |
| 6115 | I | Liver Sausage | Contained 70 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Letter of caution |
| 6164 | I | Sterilised Milk | Minute trace of volatile phenolic compounds. | Letter of caution |
| 6185 | I | Non-brewed Vinegar | Deficient in acetic acid .3 per cent. | Letter of caution |
| 6226 | I | Pork Sausages | Contained 45 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Letter of caution |
| 6230 | I | Non-brewed Vinegar | Not properly described as vinegar. | Letter of caution |
| 6242 | I | Bread | Presence of rodent excreta. | Unable to ascertain where contamlnated. |
| 6256 | I | Pork Sausages. | Contained 200 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Letter of caution |
| 6317 | I | Oatmeal | Not oatmeal but rye flour. | Letter of caution |
| 6327 | I | Beef Sausages. | Contained 200 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Letter of caution |
+ (3 county schools are combined Infant and Junior).
Estimated number of children aged 5-14 Inclusive (mid 1950) 15,320
School Clinic premises and purposes served:-
Address. Types of Clinic
Town Hall Annexe, School Health
Barking Road, Diphtheria Immunisation
Aural
Ophthalmic
Physiotherapy and Sunlight
Dental
Manor Park Clinic,
Church Road,
North Woolwich,
Fernhill Street.
Shrewsbury Road School
School Health
Diphtheria Immunlcatlon
Physiotherapy and Sunlight
Dental
School Health
Child Guidance
Speech Therapy