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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
Bermondsey 1949
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1949
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agreement had been reached between the Ministry of Agriculture
and the Ministry of Food that the provisions for the Importation of
Carcases (Prohibition) Order of 1926 should not apply to meat and
meat products imported from France by the Ministry of Food. This
agreement was reached after discussion between United Kingdom
and French veterinary authorities during which certain safeguards
were worked out against the risk of introducing foot and mouth
disease. It was stated that the consignment referred to was a sample,
and had originally been prepared, frozen, and stored, without any
intention of exporting it to the United Kingdom and therefore no
official certificates had been attached.
The meat was accordingly released.
UNSOUND FOOD.
Food, in the quantities stated, came under the notice of the Inspectors during the year, and being found unfit for human consumption was destroyed or disposed of for animal feeding purposes.
| Description of Food | Weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| Fish | – | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Meat | 1 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| Fruit | – | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Milk | – | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Poultry | – | – | 1 | 22 |
| Preserves | – | – | – | 17 |
| Vegetables | – | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Various | – | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 18 | 2 | 18 |
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933 AND
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
Sixty-one premises were entered on the Council's list for the
year under report.
As a result of samples being purchased, it was found that nine
contraventions of the Act occurred, poisons being sold wrongly by
unlisted vendors. Warnings were given in all cases.
MILK PREMISES.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1936.
Seven milk sellers were registered under the above Acts during
1949, and 5 were removed from the Register. There were 104 milk
sellers on the Register at the end of the year.