Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953
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WORK OF THE WHARVES AND FOOD INSPECTORS, 1953
VISITS | Mr. Toll | Mr. Butcher | Mr. Tapsfield | Mr. Bailey | Mr. Hancock | Totals | |||
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1 | Food Wharves and Depots | 1454 | 1852 | 1424 | 343 | – | 5073 | ||
2 | Food Factories | 205 | 173 | 250 | 103 | 63 | 794 | ||
3 | Food Stores | 488 | 529 | 512 | 375 | 92 | 1996 | ||
4 | Catering Establishments | – | – | – | – | 787 | 787 | ||
5 | Various | 124 | 150 | 29 | 406 | 74 | 783 | ||
6 | Ice Cream Premises | – | – | – | 121 | – | 121 | ||
7 | Milksellers | – | – | – | 191 | 1 | 192 | ||
8 | Pharmacy and Poisons | – | – | – | 46 | – | 46 | ||
9 | Consignments of Imported Food Detained | 165 | 73 | 64 | 7 | – | 309 | ||
10 | Condemnation of Food | 433 | 440 | 575 | 142 | 82 | 1672 | ||
11 | Certificates issued for Unsound Food | 853 | 1228 | 496 | 320 | 107 | 3004 | ||
12 | Intimations Served | 2 | – | – | – | 57 | 59 | ||
13 | Smoke Observations | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | ||
14 | Number of Samples taken for analysis | Chemical | Food and Drugs | 899 | 1 | 900 | |||
Imported Food Regulations | 24 | 21 | 6 | 10 | – | 61 | |||
Pharmacy and Poisons | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations | – | – | – | 226 | – | 226 | |||
Swimming Bath Water | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |||
Bacteriological | Milk for T.B. | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||
Milk for Bac. Abortus | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |||
Ice Cream | – | – | – | 82 | – | 82 | |||
Canned Meat | 1 | 5 | 6 | – | – | 12 | |||
Swimming Bath Water | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |||
Washing-up Water | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |||
15 | Microscopical Examinations | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 |