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City of Westminster 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1926-43.
At the 31st December, 1948, the following were entered in the City
Council's Registers of Dairies and Dairymen
Premises used as dairies 77
Dairymen (premises in Westminster) 52
Dairymen (premises outside Westminster) 36
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936-46.
The following are particulars of licences granted during 1948 to
dealers in respect of the sale of milk under prescribed or special
designations:—
Principal.
Licence. Supplementary.Licence.
Tuberculin tested 16 5
Pasteurised 31 6
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
At the end of the year the number entered on the List of Persons
entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List was 173.
During the year 10 persons had been removed from the List, because
they were no longer in business or had moved out of the City, and 15 new
applications had been duly entered on the List.
Unsound Food.
The following table shows the amount, and method of disposal, of food condemned by the Inspectors as unfit for human consumption during the year 1948:—
| Articles. | Amount Destroyed. | Amount Salvaged. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cwt. | Lbs. | Tons. | Cwt. Lbs. | Tons. | , Cwt. | Lbs. | ||
| Canned food | 15 | 15 | 55 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 72 | |
| Meat | 2 | 0 | 17½ | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 67½ |
| Fats | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
| Fish | 9 | 5 | 12½ | — | 9 | 5 | 12½ | ||
| Fruit and vegetables | 20 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 33 |
| Cereals | 0 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 18 | 68 |
| Confectionery | 0 | 9 | 31¼ | 1 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 10 | 10¼ |
| Miscellaneous | 6 | 13 | 65½ | 3 | 11 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 103½ |
| Total | 55 | 19 | 59¾ | 22 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 6 | 70¾ |
Food Poisoning.
During the year 18 investigations were made in regard to suspected
food poisoning.
In 14 of the cases only one or two people were affected and although
thorough investigation was made immediately, in one instance only was
some of the food (tinned salmon) found to be under suspicion. The bacteriologist
reported that proteus vulgaris had been isolated from the sample.