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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
There were, during the year, 60 samples of milk submitted to biological
examination for the presence of tubercle.
In three cases the guinea pig died prematurely.
In no case was there a positive result.
The following table shows the number of licences granted during the year for
the sale of graded milks under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders, 1936 and
1938:—
Tuberculin Tested 10
Pasteurised 10
FOOD HYGIENE.
Unsound Food. In Appendix F, a table is given showing the total quantity of
food condemned.
During the war years, the meals habits of the people underwent a revolutionary
change. No longer does the breadwinner return home for the midday meal or take
his food for such meal with him from the home. A survey of the catering services
in the Borough shows the distribution to be as follows:—
School Meals Service 9 kitchens
Factory Canteens 40 kitchens
Licensed Houses 11 kitchens
Dining Rooms 56
Food Manufacturing Premises 31
General Food Shops 131
Street Food Stalls:—
Sweets 3
Packed Foods 6
Greengrocery 14
Fish 8
Fishmongers 25 (including 17 fryers
Ice Cream:—
Vendors 70
Manufacturers 4
Sweet Shops 75
Bakehouses 10
Butchers 46 (Horseflesh 1)
The term conservation of food used in its widest sense includes any action
taken to prevent contamination and spoilage and this work has become the primay
function of your sanitary inspectors engaged upon food hygiene. The analytical
examinations carried out by the public analyst show that metallic contamination is
nowadays fairly rare but there has been an increase in the sickness due to food
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