Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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One sample was the subject of legal proceedings, particulars of
which are set out below.
Table I
Sample No. | Subject of Prosecution | Nature of offence | Result of Prosecution | Fines | Costs | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
215 | Milk | 23 per cent. added water | Convicted | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
(b) For bacteriological and other examinations.
The following tables show the number and types of samples
submitted for bacteriological and other examinations:—
Table 2 Bacteriological Examinations
Milk Bottles | 12 |
Ice Cream and Ice Cream Mix | 99 |
Crab Paste | 1 |
Milk, Condensed | 1 |
*Finger Nail Swabs | 5 |
Fruit Lollie | 1 |
*Meat, Cooked | 1 |
*Cake | 4 |
*Fruit Juice | 1 |
Total | 125 |
* These articles were suspected to have caused food poisoning,
but no food poisoning organisms were isolated from any of them.
Table 3 Milk
Type of Test | Samples No. procured | No. passing test | No. failing to pass test |
---|---|---|---|
Methylene Blue | 60 | 54 | 6 |
Phosphatase | 54 | 53 | 1 |