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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
Tottenham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Samples of Ice Cream submitted for Bacteriological Examination
| Results | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | ||
| Samples of ice cream produced in Tottenham | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Samples of ice cream produced outside of Tottenham | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
Preserved Foods
One hundred and fourteen premises used in connection with the manufacture
and/or preparation of preserved foods are registered under Section 14 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938. During the year 4 new registrations were made.
The following is a summary of the processes carried on at the registered
premises, namely:-
Cooking of Hams and other Meats 41
Fish Frying 13
Sausage Manufacture 55
Preparation of Jellied Eels 3
Boiling Shell Fish 2
Total 114
Middlesex County council Act, 1950; Section 11; Registration of Hawkers
Section 11 of this Act, requires the registration of all food hawkers and
their storage premises. Four new applications were investigated by the sanitary
inspectors in 1953 and found to be satisfactory. Thirteen registrations
were cancelled where it was found that the business had been discontinued.
The following is a summary of the registered hawkers and their storage
premises at the 31st December, 1953:-