London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
1936] 64
ICE CREAM.
Two cases were reported to the Public Health Committee in regard to ice cream vendors using dirty utensils, and in each case a warning letter was sent, and on revisiting the premises they were found to be satisfactory.
| Number of premises on the Register at end of 1935 | 480 |
| „ „ added during the year | 63 |
| „ „ removed during the year | 49 |
| „ „ on the Register at the end of 1936 | 494 |
ARTIFICIAL CREAM ACT, 1929.
During 1936, two premises were registered under this Act, making a total at
the end of the year of 7 premises.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933, AND THE POISONS RULES, 1935.
PART II.—POISONS.
The above-mentioned Act and Rules came into force on the 1st May, 1936,
which made it compulsory for all sellers of Part II poisons to become registered as
Listed Sellers of Part II Poisons, the statutory fee of 7s. 6d. being payable prior
to the entry of name of applicant on the List of Sellers kept by this department.
During the year 172 persons were entered on the list of sellers of Part II poisons,
and 3 were removed from the list, leaving a total of 169 at the end of 1936.
The number of visits paid by the Inspectors during the year were as follows:—
| Visits, re applications to become listed as sellers of Part II | |
| Poisons | 320 |
| Other visits | 358 |
| Total | 678 |
As the full provisions relating to the labelling of Part II poisons do not come
into force until the 1st January, 1937, most of the Inspectors' time was spent advising
listed sellers how to have their poisons properly labelled. All premises were inspected
on receipt of applications from persons desiring to become listed sellers, and steps
were taken to ensure the prevention of contamination of foodstuffs from leaky
containers, by securing that the poisons were either stored on bottom shelves or in
cupboards set apart for the purpose.
All stalls ware periodically inspected, and when poisons were found exposed
for sale warning letters were sent to the stall-holders. On following up the previous
warnings no Part II poisons were found deposited or exposed for sale on the stalls.
2 offences under the Act and Rules were reported to the Public Health Committee
during the year, and in both cases warning letters were sent. No recurrence
of the offences was afterwards observed.
Altogether, 25 warning letters were sent in connection with offences [under
the Act and Rules, and on subsequent visits the matters were found to have been
remedied.
ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRUGS—FOOD AND DRUGS
(ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
During the year the number of Samples of Food and Drugs taken for Analysis
was 1,182, including 437 informal samples; all the purchases were made by Inspector
Lewis or his Agent and were submitted to the Islington Public Analyst, Dr. Alan
W. Stewart.