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East Ham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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71.
Details of unsatisfactory samples:
TABLE 48
| Sample NO. | Informal or Formal | Article | Adulteration or deficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7984 | Informal | Pork Sausage | Deficient ln meat to extent of 3% |
| 8084 | Informal | Pork Sausage | Deficient ln meat to extent of 12% |
| 8168 | Informal | Steak mince | Sulphur Dioxide 70 parts per million. No provision made for preservatives ln minced steak under Public Health Regulations. |
| 8201 | Informal | 2 slices of bread containing foreign matter | Slice contained decapitated beetle and wing case. |
| 8219 | Informal | Loose ice cream | 0.6% less fat than prescribed minimum of 5%. |
| 8223 | Informal | Ice cream | 2.4% less fat than prescribed minimum. |
| 8268 | Informal | Milk Shake Base | Sample contained sulphur dioxide - not ln accordance with Food &. Drugs Regulations. |
In all cases cautions were issued, and follow-up samples were satisfactory.
SHOPS ACT etc., ADMINISTRATION
(Mr. D.G. Tonkin* Chief Inspector, Mr. T. Gilbert*
Mr. L. Plnguey, Inspectors
*Member Institute of Shops Act Administration
SHOPS ACTS, 1950
During the years 1956-1957 there was much parliamentary activity concerning the law as applied to
the conduct of shops, and a new Shops Bill was promoted ln the House of Lcrds. The Bill did not go so
far as most people concerned with the administration of the Shops Act would have wished, but it did contain
new clauses which would have obviated many of the anomalies ln the existing legislation. The Bill
was actually passed by the House of Lords ln May 1957, but to the dismay of the local authority administration
it was rejected by the House of Commons.
Nevertheless within the framework of the existing legislation much useful work is carried out to
ensure that adequate arrangements are made for the health and comfort of shop workers, hours of employment
of young persons and ln the control of the closing hours for shops.
Statistics for 1956
| Number of shops in borough subject to Act | 1,925 |
| Number of shops in borough closed | 117 |
| Total | 2,042 |
| Other premises, laundries and dyers/cleaners | 54 |
| Number of shops visited | 1,145 |
There were 520 visits to premises in connection with the health and comfort provisions of the Act,
and in 62 premises the provisions were insufficient or unsatisfactory.
Visits regarding records required to be kept were 566 and ln 120 cases the records were found to be
not properly kept.