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
City of Westminster 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Visits for the Purposes of Obtaining Samples and Inspecting Foodstuffs
| Sampling | Inspection of Food | |
|---|---|---|
| Confectioners | 29 | 77 |
| Dairies and milkshops | 94 | 133 |
| Fish and poultry | 18 | 137 |
| Fried fish shops | — | 1 |
| Fruit and greengrocery | 21 | 372 |
| Ice cream premises | 46 | 85 |
| Meat shops and stalls | 32 | 372 |
| Other food premises | 105 | 192 |
| Provision shops | 117 | 448 |
| Cafes, teashops, etc. | 31 | 66 |
| Hotels, restaurants, clubs, etc. | 37 | 107 |
| Staff canteens | 6 | 25 |
| Public Houses | 31 | 20 |
| 567 | 2,035 |
Food Sampling
During the year the following 1,540 samples were submitted to the City Council's Public Analysts for chemical analysis. Of this number 74 were reported upon adversely, representing a percentage of 4-8:—
| Ale, beer and stout | 4 |
| Baby foods | 19 |
| Baking powder | 5 |
| Biscuits | 10 |
| Bread | 16 |
| Butter and peanut butter | 10 |
| Cake, puddings and pudding mixture | 57 |
| Cereals | 11 |
| Cheese | 19 |
| Cocoa | 3 |
| Coffee, extracts and essences | 39 |
| Condiments and spices | 34 |
| Confectionery | 85 |
| Cooking fats and oils | 19 |
| Cream | 13 |
| Custard powders, blancmange and jellies | 27 |