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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(c) Middlesex County Council Act 1950
Section II—Registration of Hawkers of Food
33 hawkers of food in the Borough are registered.
(d) Meat and Other Foods Condemned
The undermentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for human
consumption during the year:—
Meat 1,001 lb
Fish 16 lb
pkts./jars | tins | ||
---|---|---|---|
Jam, etc. | 51 | Meat | 347 |
Pickles and Onions | 80 | Fish | 66 |
Mincemeat | 1 | Fruit | 600 |
Fruit Juices | 66 | Vegetables | 507 |
Puddings | 13 | Milks, etc. | 106 |
Meat | 117 | Cream | 21 |
Fish | 71 | Milk Puddings | 28 |
Others | 317 | Soup | 200 |
Beans | 98 tins |
After examination by the Public Health Inspector condemned
food is collected by this Department's van; it is then removed to the
Council's Refuse Disposal Plant where it is destroyed by incineration.
In some instances food is brought to this Department's Office for
examination and the same method of disposal applies.
(e) Food and Drugs Act, 1955, Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955
Throughout the year, as in previous years, much attention has
been paid to food hygiene. The Public Health Inspectors make
frequent visits to food premises within the Borough, primarily to
ensure the enforcement of the Food Hygiene Regulations, and
secondly to advise and educate food handlers in the paramount
importance of food hygiene. In all, 897 visits were made to food
premises as set out below
Dairies and Milk Shops 25 Butchers' 121
Ice-cream Premises 12 Fried Fish Shops 16
(Registered1)
Stalls (Registered) 36 Other Food Premises 669
Full use has again been made of the propaganda material available,
including posters from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Central Office of Information
and the Central Council for Health Education.
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