Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Ice Cream Premises.—The London County Council (General
Powers) Act. 1928. provides for the registration with the Sanitary
Authority of any premises upon which ice cream is manufactured,
stored or sold. Hotels, restaurants and clubs are exempt from
registration.
There are 169 premises of this description on the register,
and these were visited regularly during the year.
Premises licensed to Pasteurise | 3 |
Retail premises licensed to sell Certified Milk | 21 |
„ „ „ Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) Milk | 19 |
„ „ „ „ Grade A Milk | 9 |
„ ,, „ ,, Pasteurised Milk | 56 |
t'acteriological Examination of Designated. Milk. — Ihe
following samples were taken, and submitted to the Clinical
Research Association for bacteriological examination :—
Certified Milk 12 samples.
Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) Milk 1 sample.
With the exception of one sample of Certified Milk, all
were found to comply with the standard laid down by the
Regulations.
Unsound Food.—The following quantities of meat, fish, etc.,
were surrendered as unfit for food, and destroyed :—
2 carca-es of Beef. 1 box Rock Salmon.
1 box Catfish. 193 lbs. Skate.
1 „ Dabs. 2 boxes Soles.
70 lbs. Haddocks. 1 box Whiting.
2 boxes Herrings. 10 boxes Lettuce.
The Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
During the year under review- 912 samples of food, drug-,
etc., were obtained by the Council's Inspectors and submitted
to the Public Analyst for examination. Of this number 412
were purchased formally in accordance with the provisions of
the above-named Act and the remaining 503 were obtained informally
as " test' samples.
Thirty, or 7.2 per cent, of the formal samples were certified
as adulterated or below standard by the Public Analyst, compared
with 3.8 per cent, in 1928.