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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
Havering 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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UNSOUND FOOD
During the year the following foods were voluntarily surrendered
to the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human
consumption:—
TABLE 48
| TONS | CWTS | LBS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinned Meat | 2 | 12 | 98 |
| Tinned Fruit | 2 | — | 70 |
| Tinned Fish | — | 4 | 67 |
| Tinned Milk | — | — | 22 |
| Offal from Wholesale Depot | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Poultry mainly from Wholesale Depot | - | 9 | 89 |
| F ish | - | 13 | 75 |
| Other Food | 1 | 6 | 106 |
| Cream | — | — | 32 |
| Sausages | - | - | 31 |
| Retail Meat | 2 | 8 | 41 |
| Wholesale Meat | 1 | 18 | 12 |
| 13 | 0 | 103 |
In addition many packets of frozen food were voluntarily
surrendered as a result of electricity breakdowns to frozen
food cabinets.
PADDLING POOLS
Fifteen samples were taken from the Council’s 11 paddling
pools during the year.Three samples were not wholly satisfactory
and steps were taken to remedy this. For the majority of the
summer these paddling pools were only in use at the week-ends.
SWIMMING POOLS
A total of 41 bacteriological and 34 chemical samples were
taken from the three public swimming pools during the year and
in each case a satisfactory report was received.
The total of school swimming pools is 13. One new school
pool was opened during the year. This was a Purley Olympic
4, measuring 33’0” x 17’0”. A filtration plant is provided with
automatic water chlorinator. Changing accommodation divided
into two rooms— one for girls and one for boys— is provided
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