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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
Dagenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| Houses fumigated | 34 | |
| Rodent control | 507 | |
| Other visits | 207 | |
| (b) Notices served :— | Complied with:— | |
| Statutory | 121 | 116 |
| Informal | 577 | 525 |
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Slaughterhouses.
The arrangement made in 1942 for a District Sanitary Inspector
to be loaned to a neighbouring Borough one day per fortnight to carry
out meat inspection at the Regional Slaughterhouse has continued.
This procedure was found necessary because of the shortage of Inspectors
in that Borough and the failure to obtain additional whole-time staff.
This was terminated in October, 1946, on the appointment of an
additional Sanitary Inspector.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. Analyses.
| Article. | Number Examined. | Number Adulterated, etc. |
|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot | 1 | - |
| Baking Powder | 15 | 1 |
| Barley Pudding | 1 | - |
| Batter Flour | 1 | - |
| Beef Cubes | 1 | - |
| Beef Fluid | 1 | - |
| Biscuit Mixture | 1 | - |
| Black Pudding | 1 | - |
| Chocolate Cup | 2 | - |
| Cocoa | 3 | - |
| Coffee | 3 | - |
| Coffee and Chicory | 2 | - |
| Culinary Essence | 1 | - |
| Curry Powder | 4 | - |
| Custard Powder | 1 | - |
| Egg Substitute | 2 | 1 |
| Flour-Self Raising | 1 | - |
| Pea | 2 | - |
| Soya | 2 | - |
| Gelatine | 6 | - |
| Golden Raising Powder | 3 | - |