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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Table 33 Food and Drugs Samples Submitted to Public Analyst
| Sample | Total Number Procured | Number Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Baby Foods | 4 | 2 |
| Beverages, fruit juices, syrups, etc. | 56 | 4 |
| Biscuits | 26 | 1 |
| Bread | 7 | 2 |
| Butter and Margarine | 32 | 1 |
| Cakes | 27 | 4 |
| Cereals | 10 | — |
| Cheese | 49 | 2 |
| Coffee | 7 | — |
| Confectionery | 35 | 4 |
| Cooking fats, including lard, etc. | 7 | — |
| Cooking oil | 3 | 1 |
| Cream | 10 | 3 |
| Dessert Products | 12 | 2 |
| Drugs | 20 | 3 |
| Fish and fish products | 18 | 2 |
| Flour | 18 | 1 |
| Fruit (all kinds) | 34 | 4 |
| Jams and preserves | 29 | 2 |
| Jelly | 6 | 2 |
| Meat and meat products | 105 | 10 |
| Milk (various) | 11 | 1 |
| Nuts | 6 | — |
| Puddings | 6 | 1 |
| Salt, mustard and pepper | 6 | — |
| Sauces and pickles | 55 | 3 |
| Soup | 13 | 1 |
| Spices, etc. | 8 | — |
| Sugar | 5 | — |
| Tea | 7 | — |
| Vegetables (fresh and canned) | 33 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 47 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 712 | 64 (9%) |
Table 34 Food and Drugs Bacteriological Examination of Ice-Cream Methylene Blue Test
| Vendor | Type of Ice-Cream | Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Grade | Grade | Grade | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Shop Premises | Loose or Soft | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Mobile Traders | Loose or Soft | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |