[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney].

  • Stepney (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1963]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cautionary Letters On instructions of the Public Health Committee, cautionary letters were issued in respect of the following contraventions:- Sale of bread loaf containing a piece of metal. Sale of bread loaf containing a piece of string. Sale of pork sausages deficient in meat. Sale of pork sausages deficient in meat and containing excess quantity of preservative. Failing to screen properly a fish stall. Milk Samples Milk samples taken and submitted for chemical analysis during the year numbered 82, including nine taken at hospitals, schools and day nurseries in the Borough. The average fat and solids-not-fat contents of ordinary milk samples analysed were 3.62 and 8.55 per cent, respectively, while those of the super-fatted variety were 4.40 and 8.89 per cent. Poulterers' Premises Eight summonses issued against the proprietor of a poultry shop for contravention of the Food Hygiene Regulations resulted in the person being fined £8 with £3.3.0d costs. Bacteriological examination was carried out on 83 swabs taken from preparation tables, utensils, etc., in poulterers' premises. 5 of the samples were found to be positive to salm'onellae. Public Health-(Imported Food) Regulations. 1937-48 181 Detention Notices and 314 Release Notices were served under, the Regulations. These affected a variety of foodstuffs including butter, cereals, chillies, cocoa., cocoa-butter, coconut, coffee, dried fruit, egg powder, ginger, ground nuts, gum tragacanth, honey, lard, assorted canned goods, offals, senna pods, spices, sugar and tea. Two consignments of meat and animal casings, which arrived unaccom panied by the official certificates, were subsequently released on pro duction of the certificates. 140 carcases of mutton, representing a 5 per cent. examination, were examined for casoous lymphadenitis by the cutting of the lymphatic nodes. All the carcases examined were found to be free from disease. Sanitary Accommodation in Refreshment Houses. Inns. &c. Section 25 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1959, enables a metropolitan borough council to require the provision of sanitary conveniences at inns, refreshment houses, etc. Following the making of this legislation doubt arose as to the interpretation of the phrase refreshment house. Accordingly the 42