London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Greenwich 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| The number of Dairy Premises on Register is 33 and there are 80, Purveyors of Milk registered. | ||
| N0. of Inspections | 299 | |
| PRESERVED FOOD PREMISES. | ||
| No. on Register | 114 | |
| No. of Inspections | 288 | |
| MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDERS 1936/1941. | ||
| Licences granted to sell "Pasteurised" Milk | 25 | |
| „ „ „ „ "Tuberculin Tested" Tested Milk | 8 | |
| Supplementary Licences granted | 3 | |
INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
During the year 4546 visits were made. As a result of
notices served or advice given 149 improvements to premises were
carried out.
Special attention was again given to premises with a view
to salvaging war damaged food stocks.
FOOD DECONTAMINATION.
Progress has been made in the recruitment of this service and
lectures have been given to key-men employed at wharves where
food is stored.
Eighty men of the Borough Engineers Decontamination Squads have
been given a short course in food decontamination with a view to
the co-operation in an emergency. Further assistance has been
assured where large stores are affected by the training of a large
number of employees registered by the London Dock Labour Pool whose
services are available to all Riparian Local Authorities.
Squads intended to deal with the decontamination of retail shops
are fully equipped and have a depot at Rectory Field, Blackheath.
IMPORTED FOOD SURRENDERED (Wharves and Warehouses).
Total amount - 4983 lbs.
UNSOUND FOOD SURRENDERED (Shops and Meat Distributing Depots)
Total amount - 30228 lbs.
In accordance with the usual practice, the majority of rejected
food is used for animal feeding stuffs.