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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
Hackney 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Sample Analyst's report Action taken
Shortcake Biscuits Deficient in fat Manufacturer to adjust fat
content when new code has
been ratified.
Beans with tomato Deficient in total Formal sample taken.
sauce solids and sugar
Bolognaise Meat Wrongly described Manufacturer to re-design
Sauce label.
Culinary colouring Wrongly labelled Manufacturer to re-design
label.
plum Povidl Deficient in soluble Small quantity imported;
stock disposed of.
Sea-cleaned dried Unfit due to spoil- Consignment condemned and
prawns age destroyed.
Milk & Dairies
Treated and pre-packed milk comes into the Borough from three sources only, and sampling has again followed a pattern of control considered adequate to safeguard the purchaser or consumer.
| Type of Test | Distributors and shops | Schools | Vending Machines | Milk Dispensers | Hospitals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical | 24 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 91 |
| Bacteriological | 13 | 27 | _ | - | 7 | 47 |
All samples for chemical analysis were taken formally. No adverse chemical
or bacteriological reports were received in connection with the samples taken
from distributors, shops, schools, vending machines or hospitals. One sample
from a milk dispenser was found to contain added water, but legal proceedings
had to be withdrawn because of wrong information as to the person responsible.
Details of Dealers' licences for pre-packed milk:
Ultra Heat Treated 70
Untreated 47
Pasteurised milk 281
Sterilised milk 289
Ice Cream
All 21 formal samples were found to comply with the required chemical
compositional standards for ice cream.
It was still necessary to advise operators of soft ice cream machines on
the correct methods to be employed to ensure a bacteriologically acceptable
product.
The reports on the 50 samples of ice cream which were submitted to the
Public Health Laboratory Service for grading tests were as follows:-
Grade 1-21
Grade 2-8
Grade 3 - 9
Grade 4-12
EGG PASTEURISATION PLANTS AND POULTRY PROCESSING PREMISES
There are no such establishments situated within the Borough.