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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 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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Table No. 6.
| DUTIES AND PREMISES. | Visits and Inspections. | Re-Inspections after Intimation Notices. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Totals. | Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Totals. | |
| Milkshops | 133 | 369 | 502 | — | — | — |
| Dairies | 183 | 13 | 196 | — | — | — |
| Cowsheds | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Other Premises of Milk Purveyors | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Margarine Factories | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butter Factories | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 2 | 47 | 49 | — | — | — |
| Slaughter Houses | 25 | 128 | 153 | — | — | — |
| Premises where Prepared Meats are made (sausages, pies, tripe cooked meat, &c.) | 148 | 170 | — | — | — | |
| Butchers' Shops | 5 | 181 | 186 | — | — | — |
| fishmongers' Shops | 13 | 65 | 78 | — | — | — |
| Fried Fish Shops and Fish Curer's premises | — | 107 | 107 | — | — | — |
| Marketing Places | 1664 | 932 | 2596 | — | — | — |
| Other Premises where Food or Drugs are sold | 1 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Other Visits | 42 | 161 | 203 | — | — | — |
| Total | 2093 | 2186 | 4279 | — | — | — |
| SAMPLES, &c„ TAKEN. | Formal Samples | Informal Samples | ||||
| No. of Milk samples | 203 | 244 | 447 | — | 1 | — |
| ,, Cream samples | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, Butter and Margarine samples | 36 | 21 | 57 | 2 | 1 | — |
| ,, Other samples (specified below)— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Dripping | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | |
| Oatmeal | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Self Raising Flour | 38 | 27 | 65 | — | — | |
| Cocoa Butter | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Condensed and Evaporated Milk | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Veal Loaf | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | 13 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Galantine | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Ox Tongue | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Corned Beef | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 7 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 16 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Jam | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 32 | 20 | 52 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| Formalin and Mint Tablets | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Indigestion Tablets | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Aspirin Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Salad Oil | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Total | 372 | 373 | 745 | 3 | — | |