Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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drugs, food unfit for human consumption, hygiene in connection with the sale and consumption of
food, the registration of certain food premises and food poisoning.
Part II of the Act deals with milk, dairies and cream substitutes; Part III regulates the provision
and management of markets; Part IV contains provisions for the licensing, regulation provision and
management of slaughterhouses and power is included for the provision of cold stores and refrigerators
and Parts V and VI relate to administration, enforcement, legal proceedings and general provisions.
The Senior Public Health Inspector having special responsibility for food and drugs control
regularly meets his opposite numbers in adjoining Boroughs. Thus there is an interchange of views
which with the co-operation of the Public Analyst helps is devising a sampling programme valid
both locally and regionally in relation to a much wider sector of North West London.
Formal and Informal Samples
The following table shows the number and variety of samples submitted for analysis during the vear:-
SAMPLE | FORMAL | INFORMAL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
Alcoholic beverages and spirits | 10 | 9 | - | |
Almonds, ground | — | — | 3 | — |
Apple juice | - | - | 1 | - |
Apple sauce | — | — | 2 | — |
Arrowroot | — | — | 1 | — |
Baby food | - | — | 2 | - |
Bacon | — | — | 1 | — |
Baked beans | — | — | 3 | — |
Baking powder | - | - | 1 | — |
Blackcurrant syrup and drinks | — | — | 6 | — |
Bread | — | — | 2 | — |
Bread, milk | — | — | 1 | — |
Butter | — | — | 10 | - |
Cakes | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Cake mixes | — | — | 3 | — |
Canned fish | — | — | 7 | — |
Canned truit | — | — | 16 | 1 |
Canned meat | — | — | 40 | 1 |
Canned poultry | — | — | 2 | — |
Canned vegetables | — | — | 5 | — |
Cheese | 1 | — | 13 | 17 |
Chuna | — | — | — | 1 |
Coffee/Chicory | — | - | 2 | - |
Coffee | — | — | 4 | — |
Condensed Milk | — | — | 2 | — |
Cooking fat | - | - | 5 | - |
Corn oil | — | — | 1 | — |
Cream | — | — | 14 | — |
Curry Powder | - | - | 3 | - |
Custard Powder | — | — | 2 | — |
Dried fruit | — | — | 9 | — |
Drinking chocolate | - | - | 4 | - |
Dripping | — | — | 3 | — |
Drugs | — | — | 1 | — |