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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 1954
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1954
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WORK OF THE WHARVES AND FOOD INSPECTORS, 1954
| VISITS | Mr. Toll | Mr. Butcher | Mr. Tapsfield | Mr. Bailey | Mr. Hancock | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food Wharves and Depots | 1451 | 1878 | 1486 | 344 | – | 5159 | ||
| 2 | Food Factories | 143 | 154 | 183 | 123 | 105 | 708 | ||
| 3 | Food Stores | 321 | 533 | 485 | 320 | 82 | 1741 | ||
| 4 | Catering Establishments | – | – | – | – | 743 | 743 | ||
| 5 | Various | 56 | 134 | 14 | 523 | 809 | 1536 | ||
| 6 | Ice Cream Premises | – | – | – | 77 | – | 77 | ||
| 7 | Milksellers | – | – | 217 | 7 | 224 | |||
| 8 | Pharmacy and Poisons | – | – | – | 80 | – | 80 | ||
| 9 | Consignments of Imported Food Detained | 145 | 60 | 109 | 6 | – | 320 | ||
| 10 | Condemnation of Food | 357 | 356 | 781 | 124 | 72 | 1690 | ||
| 11 | Certificates issued for Unsound Food | 604 | 919 | 558 | 242 | 71 | 2394 | ||
| 12 | Intimations Served | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 35 | 41 | ||
| 13 | Number of Samples taken for analysis | Bacteriological Chemical | Food and Drugs | – | – | – | 900 | 3 | 903 |
| Imported Food Regulations | 33 | 17 | 11 | 8 | – | 69 | |||
| Milk (Special Designations) Regulations | – | – | – | 219 | – | 219 | |||
| Milk for T.B. | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |||
| Milk for Bac. Abortus | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |||
| Ice Cream | – | – | – | 70 | – | 70 | |||
| Canned Meat | 12 | 2 | 11 | – | – | 25 | |||