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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Fruit. | ||||
| Apples | — | 17 | 1 | 8 |
| Cherries | — | — | 2 | 22 |
| Chestnuts | — | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Grapes | — | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oranges | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Pears | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Pineapples | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomatoes | — | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Meat. | ||||
| Bacon | — | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Ham | — | — | 1 | 17 |
| Ox Liver | — | — | — | 14 |
| Rabbits | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Vegetables. | ||||
| Brussels Sprouts | — | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Butter Beans | — | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Savoy Greens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tinned Peas | — | — | 3 | 16 |
| Miscellaneous. | ||||
| Butter | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Cheese | — | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Chocolates | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Cream | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Milk | 19 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| Rice Sweepings | — | — | 2 | 24 |
| Tea Sweepings | — | 4 | 1 | 8½ |
| 31 | 4 | 1 | ||
The total amount of unsound food destroyed during the year was :—
282 tons, 15 cwts., 1 qrs., 27£ lbs.
Hairdressers' Shops.
At the beginning of the year the Public Health Committee considered the
establishment of a code of Hygiene for hairdressers' shops in the Borough.
The code provides for a standard of cleanliness in these shops. On being
satisfied that such a standard is reached, the Medical Officer of Health recommends
the Council to issue an annual certificate that the premises are in a
satisfactory sanitary condition. The following table shows the regulations to
be observed which were passed by the Council on April 23rd, 1929 : —