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 Edmonton]
This page requires JavaScript
Various licences were granted as under: —
Primary | Supplementary | |
---|---|---|
Pasteurised | 49 | 19 |
Tuberculin tested | 25 | 16 |
Sterilised | 104 | 18 |
178 | 53 |
Suplementary licences are granted to retailers who live outside the
Borough but who sell milk in the Borough ; the primary licence is granted by
the Authority in which the premises are situate.
The number of Dairies registered at 31st December, 1954, was 10.
Tinned Cream.
Following the radio and press warnings to the public not to consume a
certain brand of tinned cream pending further investigations, it was found
that an Edmonton shopkeeper had a stock of this cream. As some of the
cream had probably been sold, steps were taken to warn the Edmonton
public. Later, information was received from the Ministry of Health with
regard to the batch numbers of cream which might justifiably be regarded as
unfit for human consumption. None of the tins brought to the Public
Health Department bore the respective numbers and were therefore returned
to the retailers.
Food and Drug Act, 1938 — Section 14.
During the year 11 premises were registered for the Sale and Storage
of Ice Cream.
Number on Register at end of year:—
Manufacturers and Vendors 8
Vendors only 219
During the year no premises were registered for the Preparation or Manufacture
of Preserved Food, etc.
Number on Register at end of year 39
The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:—
Meat | 1,270 tins | Parsnips | 2 bags |
Milk | 1,833 „ | Onions | 14 |
Fish | 280 „ | Lettuce | 5 boxes |
Jams, etc | 128 „ | Cucumbers | 36 |
Soups | 176 „ | Bananas | 9 boxes |