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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
Leyton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD.
FOOD PREMISES.
Inspections.
The following visits were made to food premises during the
year
Slaughter-houses 16
Butchers 315
Bakehouses 126
Fishmongers 116
Milkshops and dairies 87
Provision shops 430
Dining rooms 321
Greengrocers 137
Fish friers 82
Ice cream premises 256
MILK.
Dairies and Milkshops.
Number of registered premises from which milk is
sold 59
Premises added to register during year Nil
Premises removed from register during year 9
Visits of inspection 87
Biological Examinations.
Two samples of milk were submitted for biological examination.
In each case the sample gave a negative result.
Designated Milk.
| Licenses. | No. Granted. | No. of Samples taken. | Result. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphatase Reaction. | Methylene Blue Test. | |||||
| Satisfactory. | Unsat. | Satisfactory. | Unsat. | |||
| Tuberculin Tested | 20 | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Accredited | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pasteurised | 39 | 16 | 16 | ... | 16 | ... |
| Sterilised | 53 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Supplementary Licences | ||||||
| Tuberculin Tested | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pasteurised | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sterilised | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 129 | 21 | 21 | ... | 21 | ... |