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
Enfield 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Premises | No. | No. of Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream Premises | 249 | 231 |
| Food Preparing Premises | 210 | 1,043 |
| Dairies | 54 | 95 |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | 466 |
Ice-Cream
As will be seen from the tabulated statement above, frequent
inspections of ice-cream premises were made during the year.
During these visits 50 samples of ice-cream were taken and the
reports on these samples are summarised as follows:—
Grade No. of Samples
I 39
II 7
III 2
IV 2
Examined for Pathogenic Organisms, but
not graded Nil
Total 50
Examination of Foods
Number of inspections made of retail shops, stalls
and food-preparing premises, etc. 1,486
Number and weight of articles, etc., of foodstuffs condemned as unfit for food:—
| Articles | Foodstuffs | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| lbs. | ||
| 127 tins | Apricots | 164¼ |
| 4 „ | Crushed Apples | 1 |
| 18 „ | Apples | 29½ |
| 7 „ | Apple and Cranberry | 6 |
| 22 „ | Apricot Jam | 39 |
| 2 „ | Apricots (Dried) | 53½ |