Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Details of samples not satisfactory, together with action taken, are as follows:-
TABLE 45.
Number | Informal or formal | Article | Adulteration or Def iciency | Action taken |
---|---|---|---|---|
6398 | Inf. | Pork Sausage | Deficient in meat to extent of 8 per cent. | Formal sample (6415) |
6415 | For. | Pork Sausage | Deficient in meat to extent of 16 per cent | Prosecution; Fined. |
6436 | For. | Pork Sausage | Contained 50 parts per million sulphur dioxide,. | Letter of caution |
6476 | Inf. | Pork Sausage | Deficient in meat to extent of 6 per cent. | Letter of caution |
6481 | Inf. | Portion of Apple Tart with foreign matter. | Iron Oxide or rust. (Not Rodent Excreta). | Submitted by house holder. Cautioned. |
6500 | Inf. | Pork Sausage | Deficient in meat to extent of 17 per cent. | Unable to obtain formal sample. |
6518 | Inf. | Pork Sausage | Deficient in meat to extent of 6 per cent, | Unable to obtain f ormal sample, |
6522 | Inf. | Pork Sausage | Contained 180 parts per million sulphur dioxide. | Letter of caution |
6538 | Inf. | Pork Sausage | Contained 125 parts per million sulphur dioxide. | Letter of caution |
6564 | Inf. | Fairy Cake Mixture. | Contained 3 living maggots & insect web. Not suitable for human consumption. | Stock withdrawn from sale. |
+6629 | Inf. | Mincemeat | Both jars out of condition and no longer suitable for human consumption. | Stock withdrawn f rom use. |
6657 | Inf. | Table Jelly | Outer surfaces in mouldy condition. No longer suitable f or human consumption. | Stock withdrawn |
+ From a Corporation kitchen. |
SHOPS ACT, 1950.
Particulars with regard to the administration of the Act and other Acts concerning commodities over which there Is some registration control are as f ollows :-
Number of shops in the Borough subject to the Act | 2,065 |
„ „ „ „ „ „ open | 1,950 |
„ „ „ „ „ „ closed | 115 |