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Camberwell 1943
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1943
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5.
MILK ADULTERATION.
Nine formal samples are reported against, eight being found to
contain extraneous water and one being deficient in fat. The percentage
of adulteration was 2.07.
No infringements of the MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT were recorded during
the year or of the various orders under the AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING
AND MARKING) ACT 1928.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
Number of samples submitted for examination-
Pasteurised milk 40
All wore found to comply with the standard for pasteurised milk
laid down in the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936; in addition
seven samples of pasteurised milk wore submitted to the Phosphatase
test. All samples were found to be adequately pasteurised. Three
samples of Tuberculin Tested Milk were submitted for the Methylene
Blue test, and were found to be satisfactory.
EXAMINATION OF MILK FOR THE PRESENCE OF TUBERCLE BACILLI.
Five samples of raw milk were examined by moans of the animal
test for the presence of tubercle bacillus, with negative results.
BAKEHOUSES.
The number of bakehouses on the register at the end of the year
was 70 overground and 27 underground.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTION.
| Street Markets Inspections | 2,238 |
| FOOD PLACES – Inspections: | |
| Bakehouses | 198 |
| Fish curers Premises | 79 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 140 |
| Ice cream Premises | 1 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 237 |
SANITARY INSPECTION.
| No. of complaints received | 3,108 |
| Inspections under Shops Act, 1934 | 654 |
| „ „ Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933. | 153 |
| „ „ Milkshops | 391 |
| Factories Act, 1937:- | |
| No. of Inspections of Factories | 42 |
| „ „ „ „ Outworkers' Promises | 8 |
| Intimations served | 2 |
| No. of Intimations, P.H. (London) Act, 1936 | 2,474 |
| „ „ Statutory Notices | 566 |
| „ „ Reinspections (all Enactments) | 6,300 |
| Total number of visits | 16,155 |