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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
Bexley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Formal | Informal | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 93 | 1 |
| Dried Milk | — | 3 |
| Soups, Meat Extracts, Pastes, etc. | 4 | 10 |
| Sausages | 2 | — |
| Fats | 4 | 1 |
| Condiments, Sauces, etc. | 8 | 10 |
| Beverages | 3 | 6 |
| Flavourings | 1 | 7 |
| Spices, etc. | 6 | 11 |
| Patent Medicines, etc. | 4 | 12 |
| Wines and Spirits | 5 | — |
| Pudding or Cake Mixture, etc. | 8 | 2 |
| Jellies, Custard Powders, etc. | 3 | 6 |
| Dried Fruits | 2 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 8 | 16 |
| 151 | 85 |
No legal proceedings were instituted during the year.
In one case a sample purchased as ground cloves was found
to consist of mixed spice. This was obviously a genuine
mistake, and the vendor withdrew the article from sale. A
sample of ground ginger was found to be of inferior quality,
but a further sample taken at a latter date was genuine.
Registration of Premises under Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
No. of premises registered for:-
Sale or Manufacture of Ice Cream 14
Sale of Ice Cream 52
Preparation of Sausages, etc. 44
SECTION F.—PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL
OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND OTHER DISEASES.
Scarlet Fever.
During the year 102 cases were notified as compared with
150 in the previous year. Of these, 32 were isolated in Bow
Arrow Hospital and two in other Infectious Disease Hospitals
and 68 were isolated at home. One case notified was noncivilian.
There were no deaths.
Return cases from hospital cases Nil
Return cases from home nursed cases 6
Average length of stay in hospital 29.3 days
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