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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
Wood Green 1955
[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
15
Pasteurised
21
Sterilised
39
Supplementary licences to sell milk from premises which are
outside the area of the Licensing Authority:-
Tuberculin Tested
11
Pasteurised
12
Sterilised
13
Fourteen 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 110 premises registered for retailing
Ice Cream During the year, 92 visits were paid to these premises
and 29 samples were submitted for bacteriological examination.
Of these samples:-
25 were Grade I 2 were Grade II 2 were Grade III
(c)
The undermentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for human consumption during the year:-
| lbs. | lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato Paste | 560 | Meat | |
| Meat | l,398¼ | Fish | 4 |
| Fish | Vegetables | 37 | |
| Nuts | 249 | Fruit | 63 |
| Sweets | 15 | Evaporated Milk | 23 |
| Jam | |||
| Soup | 1 | ||
| Cheese | |||
| Cream | — | ||
| 194 |
| Eggs | 1,718 |
| Chocolate Bars | 1,592 |
| Meat and Fish Paste | 2 |
| Cakes, etc. | 20 |
| Cake Mixture | 2 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 1 |
| Cheese | 109 |
| Condiments | 1 |