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Crayford 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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in Crayford who were beteen 70 and 90 years of age; of
these 63 had the service free of cost.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Food.
Complaint was received regarding a piece of solder
in a loaf of bread. A strong letter of warning was sent
to the manufacturer concerned.
Milk.
Complaint was receiveed regarding a splinter of
glass alleged to have been found in a bottle of milk. A
strong letter of warning was forwarded to the dairy
concerned.
Meat.
A specimen of cooked fat from the popliteal space
of a T.K. lamb was forwarded to the County Laboratory
for examination. The nodules consisted of structureless
material affording no specific histological picture Tubercle
bacilli not found in Z.N. sections.
Milk.
Licences granted by the Council under the Milk
(Special Designations) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
Supplementary:—
Tuberculin Tested 7.
Pasteurised 7.
Sterilised 6.
Dealers:—
Tuberculin Tested 4.
Pasteurised 4.
Sterilised 11.

Meat and Other Foods.

The following articles were found during t he year to be unfit for human consumption.

Beef353¼ lbs.Offal541½ lbs.
Pork12½lbs.Fish462½ lbs.
Mutton & Lamb65½ lbs.Cheese44 lbs.
Corned Beef162½ lbs.Bacon104¾ lbs.
Sausages6 lbs.Chopped Figs4 lbs.
Pork Brawn4 lbs.Apples5 bshls.
Luncheon Meat12 lbs.Oranges30 Lbs.
Poultry7 lbs.Eggs24 lbs,
Rabbits (65)133½ lbs.Miscellaneous55½ lbs.