London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Barnet 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
This page requires JavaScript
MEAT AND OTHER FOOD INSPECTIONS
The requirements of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924,
have been carried out as regards all premises on which meat is sold for
human consumption. The inspection of food (other than meat) is carried
out as necessary.
As may be seen from the Table of foods surrendered as unfit during
the year a total amount of approximately 8 cwts. of food was condemned.
This was disposed of by burying, all meat and meat products being
stained first.
FOOD AND DRUGS
The following Table shows the various types of food and drugs sampled during the year:
| No. of Samples Analysed | No. of Samples Analysed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Flavouring | 1 | Lemon Juice | 2 |
| Apples | 2 | Marzipan | 1 |
| Aspirin Tablets | 1 | Milk | 56 |
| Blancmange Mix | 1 | Milk, Channel Island and South Devon | 29 |
| Bon-Bons, Whipped Cream | 1 | ||
| Bread | 1 | Milk Shake | 1 |
| Butter | Oranges, Spanish | 1 | |
| Buttered Cheese Spread | 1 | Pastes, Chicken and Ham | 1 |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | Ham and Beef | 2 |
| Cheese Spread | 1 | Lobster | 2 |
| Cheese Spread with Pineapple | 1 | Pineapple Dessert | 1 |
| Chocolate Liqueurs | 1 | Rice | 1 |
| Chicken in Jelly | 1 | Sardines | 2 |
| Concentrated Chicken Broth | 1 | Sausages, Pork | 2 |
| Cornflour | 1 | Soups, Cream of Mushroom | 1 |
| Custard Powder | 1 | Cream of Tomato | 2 |
| Double Cream | 1 | Sponge Sandwich with fresh cream | 1 |
| Double Cream Cheese | 1 | ||
| Dried Milk | 1 | Sugar, Demerara | 1 |
| Dried Yeast | 1 | Table Jellies | 2 |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | Tea | 2 |
| Evaporated Milk | 1 | Tomato Puree | 2 |
| Glucose Tablets | 1 | Vinegar | 1 |
| Ground Mace | 1 | White Pepper | 1 |
| Ground Nutmeg | 3 | Whole Pickling Spice | 1 |
| Glycerine | 1 | ||
| Herring Tid-bits | 1 | Total | 153 |
| Ice Cream | 6 | ||
| Lard | 1 | ||
Of the above mentioned samples only three, viz., Double Cream Cheese,
Lobster Paste and the Bread were reported by the Public Analyst as
being unsatisfactory and I would like to comment briefly on these three
samples.
DOUBLE CREAM CHEESE
This was a sample of cheese sold at 5s. per pound and which at the
time the sample was purchased was clearly labelled "Double Cream
Cheese." The Analyst reported that the fat content was only 35.3 per
Page Twenty-seven