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 Wood Green]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
(a) Milk Supply
The following licences for the sale of milk under special
designations have been granted
Tuberculin Tested pasteurised Sterilised
15 20 39
Supplementary licences to sell milk from premises which are
outside the area of the Licensing Authority
Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised Sterilised
11 12 13
Sixteen samples of milk were submitted for examination during
the year and all of these conformed to the standards under the
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949.
(b) Ice Cream
There are 11 premises registered for the manufacture of Ice
Cream in the district and 107 premises registered for retailing
Ice Cream. During the year, 77 visits were paid to these premises
and 15 samples were submitted for bacteriological examination.
Of these samples
14 were Grade I 1 was Grade II
(c) Meat and Other Foods
The undermentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for human consumption during the year:-
lbs. | Tins | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Meat | 1, 094 | Meat | 122 | |
Fish | 172 | Fish | 29 | |
Fruit | 63 | Vegetables | 154 | |
Cheese | 954 | Fruit | 258 | |
Cakes, etc. | 116 | Evaporated Milk | 45 | |
Sweets | 38 | Jam | 4 | |
Biscuits | 88 | Soup | 21 | |
Cereals | 19 | Cheese | 7 | |
Vegetables | 168 | Cream | 47 | |
1,767¾ | 687 | |||
Miscellaneous Items | ||||
Eggs | 5,377 | |||
Chocolate Bars | 36 | |||
Minced Meat | 1 | |||
Jellies | 2 | |||
Meat and Fish Paste | 1 | |||
Cakes, etc | 60 | |||
Cake Mixture | 12 | |||
Biscuits | 33 | |||
Meat Pies | 24 | |||
Fruit and Vegetables | 2 | |||
Cheese | 29 | |||
Condiments | 5 | |||
Beverages | 2 | |||
Jam | 3 | |||
Miscellaneous packets | 2 | |||