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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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54
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.

Table: The following licences were issued at the end of the year in accordance with these Regulations in respect of the year 1954:-

The following licences were issued at the end of the year in accordance with these Regulations in respect of the year 1954:-

Main LicencesSupplementary Licences
Pasteurised milk17425
Sterilised milk19426
Tuberculin Tested milk12325

Table: 836 samples (215 formal and 621 informal) were taken during 1953 and sent to the Public Analyst for chemical examination of which five formal and ten informal were found to be unsatisfactory. Details of the nature of all samples are shown in the following table:-

836 samples (215 formal and 621 informal) were taken during 1953 and sent to the Public Analyst for chemical examination of which five formal and ten informal were found to be unsatisfactory. Details of the nature of all samples are shown in the following table:-

Formal.Informal.
Genuine.Unsatisfactory.Genuine.Unsatisfactory.
Milk139_79-
Drugs2_722
Sausages and meat products113825
Spirits47---
Ice Cream-_53*-
Others1123253

Table: The formal samples which were unsatisfactory were dealt with as follows:-

The formal samples which were unsatisfactory were dealt with as follows:-

Dripping (3)Warning letter sent in each case.
MarmaladeNo action taken.
VinegarLegal action in 1954.