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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
Penge 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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II. Number of food premises registered under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, used for:—
| (a) Sale or manufacture for purposes of sale of ice-cream, or the storage of ice-cream intended for sale | 86 |
| (b) The preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale | 39 |
| III. Dairies registered under the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 | 4 |
| IV. Number of inspections of registered food premises | 362 |
There are no ice-cream manufacturers in the district.
No animals were slaughtered in the district.
Your public health inspectors continued to give advice to occupiers of food
premises on matters relating to food and general hygiene.
The amount of food surrendered and condemned as unfit for human consumption
after examination by your inspectors was 2 tons 14 cwt. 3 qtr. 26 lb.
The food condemned was as follows:—
| Bacon | 2 lb. | Prunes | 52 lb. |
| Beef | 949 „ | Raisins | 28 „ |
| Biscuits | 24 „ | Sausages | 27 ,, |
| Brawn | 6 „ | Tinned Cream | 2 tins |
| Cake Mixture | 9 „ | „ Fruit | 221 „ |
| Cooked Ham | 64 „ | „ Jam | 4 „ |
| Custard Powder | 5 „ | „ Meat | 319 „ |
| Dried Potatoes | 18 „ | Milk | 8 ,, |
| Fish | 154 „ | „ Rice | 1 tin |
| Gherkins | 300 „ | „ Soup | 3 tins |
| Lamb | 1,657 „ | „ Vegetables | 110 „ |
| Meat pies | 15 „ | Bottled Fruit Juice | 8 botts. |
| Offal | 49 „ | „ Salad Cream | 23 „ |
| Pork | 597 „ | Jars—Jam | 4 jars |
| Poultry | 70 „ | „ Pickles | 7 „ |
Condemnation Certificates issued—75.
The condemned foods were disposed of by incineration or by use for
industrial purposes.
The co-operation of the food traders in bringing to the notice of the department
the existence of suspected unsound food has been maintained.
Warnings were given in two cases where traders sold articles of food to
the prejudice of the purchaser.
Milk Supply
There are no cowsheds or pasteurising plants in the district. All milk sold
in the district is special designated milk in sealed containers. There are four
dairies on the Register and 24 persons are registered as distributors.