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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
Hampstead 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Details of the ice cream and milk samples submitted to
bacteriological examination appear under the respective headings.
158 other samples were taken for examination. Some were
routine samples; others for confirmation of unsound or defective
tinning, etc. and a proportion were from suspected cases of food
poisoning.
The following table shows the variety of the examinations made and the results thereof:-
| Nature of Sample. | No. of Samples. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macaroon Tart | 1 | 1 | - |
| Canned Tomatoes | 1 | - | 1 |
| Rollmops | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ox-tail Stew | 1 | - | 1 |
| Devonshire Cream | 1 | - | 1 |
| Corned Whale Meat | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cockles | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Cooked Mussels | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ham Sandwich | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tomato & Cheese Roll | 1 | 1 | - |
| Whelks | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Mussels | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jellied Eels | 3 | 3 | — |
| Hot Dogs | 1 | 1 | - |
| Spam Roll | l | 1 | - |
| Sandwiches | 3 | 3 | - |
| Rolls - various | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Meat Pie | 1 | 1 | - |
| Sausage | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Spinach | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ice Lollies | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Bananas | 1 | - | 1 |
| Irish Cream | 1 | 1 | - |
| Turkey | l | 1 | - |
| Cooked Rabbit | l | - | 1 |
| Haricot Beans | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cream Slice | 1 | 1 | - |
| TOTALS: | 58 | 37 | 21 |
In addition to the above, the following samples were
taken for bacteriological examination - 9 swabs from feeding
utensils, 75 wash-up waters, 13 wash-up waters from ice cream
servers and 3 tap waters.