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
St Pancras 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The 37 samples of
ice-cream marked * above
showed a fat content as follows:-
| Pat content per cent | Number of samples | Percentage of total samples |
|---|---|---|
| 11-12 | 1 | 2.7 |
| 10-11 | 3 | |
| 9-10 | 29.7 | |
| 8-9 | 9 | 24.4 |
| 7-8 | 6 | |
| 6-7 | 7 | 18.9 |
The figures for total solids and sugar content in each case complied with
the legal standard
Bacteriological Examination
In addition to the samples of food submitted to the Public Analyst for
chemical examination, 273 samples were taken by the Council's food Inspectors and
submitted to the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, for bacteriological
examination, as follows:-
(a) Milk
127 samples were subjected to the phosphatase test which indicates the
efficiency of the method of heat treatment, and the methylene blue test which
indicates the keeping quality of the milk All but one complied with the
appropriate regulations relating to designated milks.
Details of the samples are given in the following table:-
| T T (Past,) | Past. | Ster. | H.T. | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
| Hospitals | 1 | _ | 18 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 19 | _ |
| L.C.C. Schools and Institutions | _ | _ | 61 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 61 | _ |
| Day Nurseries | 1 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | . |
| Distributors | 4 | - | 16 | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | - | 113 | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 126 | 1 |