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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
Lambeth 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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The results of the bacteriological examinations of 63 samples
showed that there were wide variations of contamination among
some of the smaller manufacturers, although the results of
samples examined from some of the long-established London
Manufacturers showed that it is possible consistently to produce
an ice cream reasonably free from contamination.
A number of samples of food other than ice cream was submitted
for bacteriological examination. In no case was any
sample shown to be the cause of food poisoning.
| Subject of Prosecution | Nature of alleged offence | Result of Prosecution | Fines | Costs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | s. | d | |||
| Milk | 19 per cent. added water | Convicted | 5 | l | 1 | 0 |
| do. | 9 do. | do. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| do. | 7 do. | do. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| do. | 16 do. | do. | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| do. | 6 do. | do. | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| do. | 10 do. | do. | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Fish | Unfit for human consumption | do. | 2s. | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Horsefat | do. | do. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Horseflesh | do. | do. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Non-brewed vinegar | 46 per cent. deficient in acetic acid | do. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Zinc Ointment | 36 per cent. deficient in zinc oxide | Dismissed P.O.F. | — | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Savouries | Failure to comply with labelling requirements | Dismissed | — | — | — | — |
Scabies and Verminous Persons.
Cleansing Centre.
The scheme for adapting one of the Council's disused mortuaries
as a cleansing station is still in abeyance owing to the direction of
all labour and materials to the housing need. Lambeth cases are
cleansed either at the Battersea or Southwark cleansing station on