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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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The Public Control Department 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, Mr. J. A. O'Keefe, for the following details of
action taken in this district:—
Samples procured:—
| Article | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (New) | 34 | 2 |
| Milk (various) | 29 | — |
| Butter | 4 | — |
| Cakes | 6 | — |
| Cooked Meat | 4 | — |
| Cream | 6 | — |
| Drugs | 4 | — |
| Fish and Fish Products | 16 | — |
| Fruit (canned) | 7 | — |
| Fruit (fresh) | 2 | — |
| Fruit Squash, etc. | 3 | — |
| Garden Peas | 8 | — |
| Ice-Cream | 2 | — |
| Margarine | 2 | — |
| Meat and Meat Products | 4 | — |
| Preserves | 3 | — |
| Sausages | 7 | — |
| Vinegar | 15 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 15 | — |
| Totals | 171 | 3 |
The two unsatisfactory milk samples were deficient in
milk fat and solids-not-fat. Follow up samples from the
same source were satisfactory. The unsatisfactory vinegar
was found to be brewed condiment. An official caution was
given.
Forty-six inspections of shops were made in connection
with the Merchandise Marks Acts 1887-1926. No serious
infringements were disclosed, minor infringements were dealt
with by verbal cautions.
The labelling of Food Order, 1953, requires certain prepacked
foods to bear on the label a clear statement of the
designation of the food and in the case of compound foods,
the ingredients. It also requires that the name and address