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 Wanstead and Woodford]
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Ton gue
6 tins
Stewed steak | 23 tins | Cheese | 6 lbs. |
Braised Liver | 18 tins | 2 pkts. | |
1998½ lbs | Mincemeat | 2 jars. | |
Soup | 3 tins. | ||
Mutton | 61 lbs. | 1 jar | |
Liver | 413½ lbs. | Potted Meats & Pastes | 4 jars |
Lamb | 13 lbs | 4 jars. | |
Pigs Maws | 1120 lbs. | Jam and Marmalade | 7 jars |
Pork Chops | 26 lbs | Salad Cream | 1 jar |
Pork | 16¼ lbs. | Horseradish Sauce | 1 jar |
Rabbits, Frozen | 40 lbs. | Pickles | 3 jars. |
Bacon | 11¾ lbs. | Baby Foods, Strained | 4 tins. |
Sausages. Beef | 16 lbs. | Grapefruit Juice | 2 tins. |
Sausages, Pork | 73 lbs. | Biscuits | 29 lbs. |
Pigs Rinds | 410 lbs. | Rice | 48 lbs. |
Sweetbreads | 17 lbs. | Nescafe | 1 tin. |
Minced Meat, Cooked | 60 lbs. | Lime Juice | 1 bot. |
Manufacture, storage and sale of ice-cream
Seventy registrations of premises were in force at the beginning
of The year, and a further eight were added during the year.
Seventy visits to premises were made during the year, in addition
to fify-one visits for the purpose of obtaining ice-cream samples.
Ice Cream Samples (Bacteriological examinations).
One cannot but note the drop in the number of ice-cream samples
obtained in 1953 as compared with previous years. This drop must
not be considered as indicating a decrease in vigilance or interest
The chief reason for the reduced number of samples is the increase
in the number of agencies for the large manufacturers, and the sub-
sequent decrease in the number of small manufacturers.
A glance at the table given below indicates an improvement in
the bacterial quality of the ice-cream; the Grade I percentage has
gone up from 71.8 per cent in 1952 to 80 per cent in 1953. Percentages
for Grades II and III have dropped, and it is pleasing to note that
none of the samples fell into the Grade IV category.
For the 35 samples taken, the results are as follows:—
Grade I | — | 28 samples, | 80.0% |
Grade II | — | 6 samples, | 17.1% |
Grade III | — | 1 sample, | 2.9% |
Grade IV | - | Nil | 0.0% |