[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough] page 30

Battersea 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: FOOD PREMISES. Summary of Operations.

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FOOD PREMISES. Summary of Operations.

Inspections—		Work carried out—
Butchers' shops	1,100	Sanitary conveniences cleansed, improved or repaired	31
Fish shops	128	Sanitary conveniences cleansed, improved or repaired	31
Milk shops	62	Cold water provided	41
Milk shops	62	Hot water provided	82
Other Food shops	1,020	Hot water provided	82
Other Food shops	1,020	Wash hand basins provided	44
Food stalls	166
Food stalls	166			Food storage premises	37	Soap, drying facilities, etc., provided	23
Ice cream premises	239					Soap, drying facilities, etc., provided	23
Ice cream premises	239	Sinks provided	23
Preserved food premises	17	Sinks provided	23
Preserved food premises	17	Ventilation provided or improved	9
Catering establishments	681	Ventilation provided or improved	9
Catering establishments	681	Premises cleansed or repaired	58
Notices served	54	Premises cleansed or repaired	58

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(B)—SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS.
The analysis of samples of food and drugs purchased formally
and informally under the Food and Drugs Act is carried out by the
Public Analyst for the Borough, J. E. Woodhead, Esq., B.SC., F.R.I.C.,
PH.C., at his laboratory at 325 Kennington Road, London, S.E.11.
General bacteriological examination, and the examination of
samples of heat-treated milk and of ice-cream, is carried out by the
Public Health Laboratory Service.
The total number of formal samples taken under the Act during
1957 was 274, of which 1, or 0.4 per cent., was certified to be
adulterated. In addition, 285 informal samples were procured, of which
8, or 2.8 per cent., were certified to be adulterated.

Table: The percentages of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1955 are given in the following table. The years 1956 and 1957 are shown separately.

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The percentages of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1955 are given in the following table. The years 1956 and 1957 are shown separately.

Year	Formal samples (per cent.)	Informal samples (per cent.)
Mean 1921—1925	6.4	7.4
„ 1926—1930	3.3	2.4
„ 1931—1935	1.8	2.1
„ 1936—1940	0.9	0.9
„ 1941—1945	1.4	1.1
„ 1946—1950	1.0	1.1
„ 1951—1955	2.1	2.2
1956	0.7	0.0
1957	0.4	2.8

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Battersea 1957

Table: FOOD PREMISES. Summary of Operations.

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Table: The percentages of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1955 are given in the following table. The years 1956 and 1957 are shown separately.