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Camberwell 1945
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1945
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EXAMINATION OF MILK FOR THE PRESENCE OF TUBERCLE BACILLI.
Five samples of raw milk were examined by means of the animal test
for the presence of tubercle bacillus, with negative results.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT.
No infringements of the Merchandise Marks Act were recorded during
the year or of the various orders under the Agricultural Produce (Grading
end Marking) Act, 1928.
BAKEHOUSES.
The number of bakehouses on the register at the end of the year was
66 overground and 27 Underground.
PARTICULARS OF INSPECTION & SUPERVISION OF FOOD 1945.
No. of Registered Food Premises.
Manufacturers of ice cream 49
Manufacture of sausages 144
Fish Curers 33
Fish fryers 60
Miscellaneous food factories
& wholesale warehouses 38
Storage & sale of ice cream 211
Preparation or manufacture
of potted or preserved
meat or fish 285
Eating houses 235
Dairies & milkshops 267
RETURN OF WORK 1945.
| Street markets inspections | 1988 |
| Food Places – inspections | |
| Bakehouses | 117 |
| Fish Curers' premises | 56 |
| Fried Fish shops | 64 |
| Ice cream premises | 252 |
| Restaurants & eating houses | 235 |
| Milk shops | 347 |
| Slaughterhouses | 8 |
| Carcases inspected | 13 |
| „ condemned with organs | 4 |
| Organs inspected | 49 |
| „ condemned | 3 |
| Other food premises | 4210 |
| Food surrendered | 603 |
| Food contamination certificates issued | 1111 |
| No. food premises repaired | 48 |
| Shops Act inspections | 596 |
| Food Poisoning investigations | 23 |
| Inspections not defined | 447 |
PARTICULARS OF UNSOUND FOOD CONDEHNED.
| tons | cwt | qrs | lbs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Fish | – | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| Canned & Miscellaneous foods | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Total. | 19 | 3 | 0 | 22 |