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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
St Pancras 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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ble no. 6.
| DUTIES AND PREMISES. | Visits and Inspections. | Re-Inspections after Intimation Notices, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child, | Totals. | Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Totals. | |
| Milkshops | 131 | 450 | 58l | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dairies | 196 | 23 | - | - | - | |
| Cowsheds.. | 5 | 59 | 64 | _ | _ | _ |
| Other Premises of Milk Purveyors | - | 7 | 7 | _ | _ | _ |
| Margarine Factories | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butter Factories | — | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ |
| Ice Cream Premises | 23 | 122 | 145 | _ | _ | _ |
| Slaughter Houses | 9 | 217 | 226 | _ | _ | _ |
| Premises where Prepared Meats are made (sausages, pies, tripe, cooked meat, &c.) | 16 | 215 | 231 | - | - | - |
| Butchers' Shops | 10 | 314 | 324 | _ | _ | _ |
| Fishmongers' Shops | 56 | 115 | 171 | -_ | _ | _ |
| tried Fish Shops and Fish Curer's premises | 49 | 157 | 206 | _ | _ | _ |
| Marketing Places | 1708 | 1376 | 3084 | _ | _ | _ |
| Other Premises where Food or Drugs are sold | 2 | - | _ | _ | ||
| Other Visits | 45 | l61 | 161 | — | — | — |
| Total | 2250 | 3171 | 5421 | 1 | — | 1 |
| SAMPLES, &c., TAKEN. | Formal Sa mples | Infor mal Samples | ||||
| No, of Milk samples | ||||||
| „ Cream samples | 179 | 137 | 300 | — | - | - |
| ,, Butter and Margarine samples | — | 3 | 3 | — | - | - |
| ,, Other samples (specified below)— | 100 | 96 | 196 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Lard | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee | 4 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — |
| Self Raising Flour | 16 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — |
| Oatmeal | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Arrowroot | 6 | - | 6 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | — |
| Brawn | 10 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Flowers of Sulphur | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | — |
| Olive Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Pepper | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Jam | 11 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Cod Iiver Oil | 13 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Garlic Sausages | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Egg Powder | 11 4 | 10 4 | — | — | - | |
| Total | 375 | 373 | 748 | - | 2 | 2 |
| UNSOUND FOOD. | ||||||
| No, of surrenders and seizures :_ | surr end! red | Sei zed | ||||
| Meat, &c. | I | 4 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Fish | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | _ |
| Other Foods (specified below) | ||||||
| Fruit | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Eggs | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Cream (Tins of) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Greens | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Liver and Garlic Sausages , | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 12 | 20 | 32 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Inspections of Registered Canal Boats | — | 21 | — | — | — | |