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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
St Pancras 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Milk Supply.
Number of purveyors on the Register at the end of the year were:—
Dairies 128
Itinerant purveyors 64
For sale of milk in sealed containers only 207
The Inspectors made 573 visits and 291 formal samples were taken and submitted for
analysis.
| Licences. | Supplementary. | |
|---|---|---|
| To sell Tuberculin Tested milk | 35 | 4 |
| To sell Pasteurised milk | 47 | 8 |
| To pasteurise milk | 1 | — |
| (i) Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924. | |
|---|---|
| Periodical visits of inspection were made as follows: — | |
| Meat Depots | 256 |
| Butchers' Shops and Meat Stalls | 749 |
| Prepared Meat premises | 355 |
(ii) Inspection of other premises where food is prepared or offered for sale.
The Food Inspectors have continued to keep all such premises under regular and frequent
observation, 741 inspections being made for this purpose.
Adulterations and Prosecutions.
A total of 801 samples (405 formal and 396 informal) were sent for analysis, of which
14 formal and 7 informal were found to be adulterated.
Prosecutions in 11 cases were undertaken under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938—2 in respect of Milk and 9 for other adulterated foods, resulting as follows:—
| Fine. | Costs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 case (Gin) | £10 | £7 7s. | |
| 1 ,, (Gin) | £5 | £4 4s. | |
| 1 ,, (Pork sausages) | £5 | £2 2s. | |
| 2 cases (1 Milk, 1 Vinegar) | £2 | £2 2s. | |
| 1 case (Vinegar) | — | £7 7s. | |
| 1 case (Boracic Ointment) | — | £5 5s. | |
| 3 cases (1 Milk, 1 .Vinegar, 1 Sausages) | — | £2 2s. | |
| 1 case (Sausages) | Dismissed owing to the smallness of the deficiency. | ||