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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
Deptford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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FOOD AND DRUGS
A full-time Food Inspector is employed in the supervision of Food and
Food Premises. Food Samples are sent for chemical analysis to the Public
Analyst, and for bacteriological examination to County Hall.
Details of the work of the Food Inspector will be found in the Appendix
Tables, V, VI and VII and details from the Public Analyst's Report are
included at the end of this section.
Royal Victoria Yard
Considerable quantities of food no longer considered fit for prolonged
storage by the Admiralty, are examined in order to assess their fitness for
sale to the general public.
178 Evelyn Street
Details will be found in Appendix VI.
Ice-Cream
Forty-four samples were taken for bacteriological examination.
| Grade I | 16 |
| Grade II | 12 |
| Grade 111 | 6 |
| Grade IV | 10 |
| 44 |
Public Health (Preservatives etc. in Food) Regulations
Wherever desirable, Food and Drugs Act samples were examined for
the presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matters and for
excessive amounts of the permitted preservatives. Two infringements
were dealt with informally.
School Milks
Fourteen samples were sent for chemical examination and fifteen were
sent for bacteriological examination.
Milk (Special Designations) Act
Fifty-eight samples were submitted.
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949-53
Tuberculin Tested Milk 24
Dealers Licences issued:
Pasteurised Milk ... 65
Sterilised Milk ... 117
Supplementary Licences issued:
Tuberculin Tested Milk 13
Pasteurised Milk ... 14
Sterilised Milk ... 17