London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The aforementioned table includes:-
| Ice Cream samples from vans | 29 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | - | 20 | 3 | 6 |
| Soft ice cream samples | 46 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 6 | - | 39 | 1 | 6 |
The largest proportion of unsatisfactory samples were from soft ice cream dispensing
machines. These machines require very careful cleaning and sterilizing at the end of each
day, but the need for this was not always appreciated by the operatives. Visits by
inspectors were made in order to improve the standard and this resulted in more satisfactory
samples being obtained.
SURRENDER OP UNSOUND MEAT AND OTHER FOODS (EXCLUDING MEAT AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE)
The following foodstuffs were condemned by the public health inspectors as unfit for human consumption and were surrendered for destruction:-
| lbs. | |
|---|---|
| Meat and meat products | 4,931 |
| Pish and fish products | 484 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 16,555 |
| Groceries | 1,217 |
| Total | 23,187 |
Foodstuffs not calculated by weight
Assorted tins, packets, jars, bottles,
articles, casks and boxes 58,668
Milk 2,334 gallons
REGISTRATION OP HAWKERS OP POOD AND THEIR POOD PREMISES
In accordance with the requirements of Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council
Act, 1950, 6 hawkers were registered during the year leaving a total of such traders on
the register at the end of the year at 29.
PREMISES REGISTERED FOR PREPARATION OP SAUSAGES AND PRESERVED POODS
No new premises were registered under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955,
during the year, at the end of which there were 165 premises on the Council's register.
SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS - CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Food and drug samples are examined by the Council's Public Analyst, Mr. W.B. Chapman,
B. Sc., P.R.I. C. and his deputy Mr. E. H.W.J. Burden, B.Sc., P. R. I.C. They are both
officers of the Scientific Branch of the Greater London Council, and an annual block
payment is made by the borough to cover these services. The analytical work is carried
out in laboratories which are staffed and equipped to undertake a wide variety of
investigations. Apart from food and drugs these include water pollution and sewage
treatment, sampling of water from swimming pools, air pollution, ventilation, noise and
vibration, fire precautions, petroleum, fertilisers and feeding stuffs, radiochemistry
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