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Voluntary Centres fire four in number. The total number of baby attendances
at these Centres numbered 2,470, and of children 2,355.
Hospitals and Convalescent Treatment. Under the special arrangements made
by the Council 16 babies and children were admitted to hospitals for treatment,
and 61 children for convalescent treatment. 24 cases of minor ailments
were referred for treatment under the agreement with the London
County Council.
SECTION C - INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD AND DRUGS
Milk Shops. The number of registered milk premises is 132. 591 inspections
were made and 6 notices served as to cleansing and repairs.
Milk (Special Designations) Order. Licences issued in 1940 were as follows:-
Tuberculin Tested Milk 6
Pasteurised Milk 36
Pasteuriser's licence 1
Supplementary Licences 9
Ice-Cream. 223 inspections were made at the premises of 98 registered
vendors of ice-cream.
School-Children's Milk. 3 samples of milk supplied to school children were
examined. All were found genuine.
Inspections of Registered premises where Food, is prepared or offered for sale.
Regular visits were paid to these registered premises. The numbers on the
register were as follows:-
Ice-Cream 98
Fried Fish 13
Butchers' Shops & Stalls 97
Other Premises 69
Certification of Food for Export. The number of certificates issued in 1940
was 210.
Sale of Food and Drugs. Samples taken for analysis were as follows:-
Formal Samples 43 (6 adulterated)
Informal Samples 712 (7 do.)
The adulterations duly reported and the appropriate action taken by the
Committee.
Unsound Food Seized and Surrendered. In connection with the continuous
inspection made of meat and other foods, including offals and bacon deposited
or exposed for the purpose of sale within the borough, a total amount of 289
tons was surrendered or seized.
SECTION D - INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
Notifiable Diseases. a total of 654 cases of the notifiable diseases were
reported, in the year. Of these, 330 cases were removed to hospital. The
principal diseases notified were :-
Erysipelas 22
Whooping Cough 12
pulmontary Tuberculosis 88
Scarlet Fever 33
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 8
Measles 371
Diphtheria 27
Acute Primary pneumonia 37