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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
Merton and Morden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Inspections of these licensed premises were carried out at
regular intervals during the year in order to see that the conditions
of the licences were being observed. Fifteen samples
of graded milk were obtained for bacteriological examination
and the report on each sample was satisfactory. Two samples
were submitted for biological examination with negative
results.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. The above-mentioned Act is administered by the Surrey County Council and during 1937 samples were obtained by the County Inspectors and submitted to the public analyst as follows:—
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Milk | 35 | 2 | 37 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Butter | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cream | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Meat | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Other articles | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 50 | 2 | 52 | 3 | — | 3 |
Factories and Workshops. The number of inspections made to premises registered under the Factories and Workshops Act was 81. Particulars of the matters dealt with will be found in the table at page 57. The following list indicates the nature of the industries carried on at the larger factories in the district:—
| Trade. | No. | Trade. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accumulator Makers | 1 | Electrical Engineering | 1 |
| Aero Engines | 1 | Electric Lamp Manufacturers | 3 |
| Breeze Block Manufacturers | 2 | ||
| Engineering | 7 | ||
| Carpentry and Joinery | 3 | Fibre Board Manufacturers | 1 |
| Coach Builders | 1 | ||
| Colour Printers | 1 | Film Laboratories | 1 |
| Furniture Makers | I | Film Studios | 1 |
| Instrument Makers | 3 | Saw Mills | 2 |
| Laundries | 7 | Seed Merchants | 1 |
| Manufacturing Chemists | 1 | Sewing Machines | 1 |
| Meat and Fish Pastes | 1 | Silk Printers | 2 |
| Metal Printers | 2 | Sports Outfitters | 1 |
| Motor Engineers | 11 | Time Switches | 1 |
| Office Equipment | 1 | Toy Manufacturers | 2 |
| Oxygen Manufacturers | 1 | Timber Merchants | 1 |
| Photographic Printers | 1 | Varnish Makers | 1 |
| Printers | 3 | Wholesale Stationers | 1 |