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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
Feltham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Disposal of Condemned Food
Where possible condemned foodstuffs are sent to a waste
products factory where they are processed for non-edible
purposes. Foodstuffs which are not suitable for such disposal
are buried at the Council's refuse tip.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938—Food and Drugs Authority
The Middlesex County Council is the Food and Drugs
Authority for the district. During the year the results of the
1951 census of population were published and showed the
population of the area to be over 40,000. This would have
entitled the local authority to become the Food and Drugs
Authority for its district but the County Council made
application to the Minister of Health for an extension of the
direction already made in respect of other authorities in the
County to be extended to cover Feltham and other districts
which, as a result of the level of population, would have been
entitled to become Food and Drugs Authorities. This
application was opposed by the local authority but after consideration
the Minister decided to grant the County Council's
application.
The Public Control Department of the County Council carry out the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938 operated by the County Council and I am indebted to the Chief Officer of that Department for the following figures of samples taken in this district:—
| Article | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (various) | 197 | 32 |
| Arrowroot | 2 | — |
| Cakes | 16 | — |
| Chops | 1 | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 1 | — |
| Cooked Meat | 7 | — |
| Cornflour | 2 | — |
| Cream | 2 | — |
| Drugs | 3 | — |
| Evaporated Milk | 1 | — |
| Fish (various) | 9 | — |
| Fish Paste | 1 | — |
| Flour, Self Raising | 1 | — |
| Flour, White | 2 | — |