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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
Ealing 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The following tables gives the quantity of food surrendered for destruction on account of unfitness for human food:—
| food. | quantity. |
|---|---|
| Meat | 1,172 lbs. |
| Fish | 2,035 lbs. |
| Bacon | 216 lbs. |
| Cheese | 137 lbs. |
| Butter | 30 lbs. |
| Rabbits | 263 lbs. |
| Rice | 278 lbs. |
| Dates | 40 lbs. |
| Condensed Milk | 50 lbs. |
The following table supplied by the Chief Officer, County Food and Drugs Department, indicates the samples of food and drugs purchased in the Borough during the year 1918, together with the results of action taken:—
| Article | No. of samples taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 254 | 68 |
| Miscellaneous | 6 | — |
| Total | 260 | 68 |
Number of Prosecutions 10
Number of Convictions 8
Number of Cautions given 2
The figures given for adulterated samples include some adulterated
informal samples in respect of which no proceedings could
be taken.
The following table gives the number of cases treated in the hospital during the year and the number remaining in hospital at the end of the year:—
| Disease | Remaining in Hospital Dec. 31st, 1917 | Admitted to Hospital during 1918 | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 52 | - |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 35 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Meningitis | - | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | - | 9 | — |
| Puerperal Septicaemia | — | 1 | — |
| Abscess of Breast | - | 1 | - |