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Camberwell 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
A summons in respect of a sample of milk (No. 921) containing
colouring matter was issued under the above Act, the vendor
being ordered to pay £1 1s. costs. (See Table D.),.
Sale of Food Order, 1921.
The requirements of the above Order are generally being
complied with, although it was found necessary to caution 19
traders where imported eggs were exposed for sale improperly
described as new laid or fresh, and at two butchers' shops cautions
were given for failing to exhibit a label stating that the meat
exposed for sale was imported.
From further observations at these premises it was found
that the Order in this respect was being carried out.
Summary or Legal Proceedings for the year ending December 31st, 1926.
| Number of Summonses. | Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Summonses under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. One Summons withdrawn, and one Summons resulted in defendant being sent to prison | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 6 |
| Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations | 3 | – | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 6 | |
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Notifications.
The total number of cases of infectious disease, excluding
tuberculosis, notified during the year was 2,263, as compared with
2,193 for the year 1925. A table showing the total number of
notifications, the age distribution and deaths will be found on
pages 66 and 67.
Small-pox.
No case of small-pox occurred in the Borough during the
year, although this disease was prevalent in the North of England
and the Midlands. A number of contacts of cases of this disease
were kept under observation during the incubation period and
were also urged to be vaccinated if this precautionary measure
had not been recently carried out.