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
Hayes and Harlington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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A register is maintained of Dairies and Milk Distributors
(other than dairy farms and farmers) and the numbers shown on1
the register are:
Milk Distributors 19
Dairies 9
(The premises of milk distributors who only retail milk in the
sealed vessels in which they receive it, are not subject to
registration).
No refusal or revocation of licences has been made.
(b) Meat.
There is no Ministry of Food slaughterhouse in the district.
474¼ lbs. of imported meat were condemned during the year
In addition, 103½ lbs. of canned corned beef or mutton and 146¼ lbs.
of other canned meat were condemned.
The following foods (other than meat) were also condemnec during the year :
| Bacon | 36 lbs. | Jams | 30i lbs. |
| Cheese | 113 lbs. | Milk | 234 tins |
| Cereals | 120 lbs. | Pastry mix | 4J cwt. |
| Coffee ... | 5£ lbs. | Rabbit | 6 tins |
| Cooked meat | 15J lbs. | Salad cream | 60 jars |
| Eggs (shell) | 557 | Soup | 87 tins |
| Fish | 230J stone | Sugar confectionery | 2254 lbs. |
| Fruit (fresh) | 8 lbs. | Vegetables | 192 tins |
| Fruit (tinned) | 46 tins | All others | 775 lbs. |
| Fruit (pulp) | 80 galls. |
SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
(a) General.
Deaths from tuberculosis—these show an increase on last
year, rising from 21 to 27.
Poliomyelitis—there has been an increase in the number of
cases on last year's figures, but the number of cases and of deaths
(one death) is slightly less than the rate for the whole country.
(b) Scabies.
Six females and children were treated for scabies during the
year, and 2 cases of infestation with head lice received treatment.
Clinics are held on Thursday of each week at the Hayes
Cottage Hospital.
(c) Diphtheria Immunisation.
This service is now undertaken by the Middlesex County
Council at the Child Welfare Clinics in the district.
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