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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
Hendon 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Pudding Mixture
80 pkts.
| Puddings (Xmas) | 9. |
| Paste | 31 jars. |
| Rice | 2 lbs. |
| Rice Substitute | 33 lbs. |
| Stuffing | 1 pkt. |
| Sulphate Tablets | 210. |
| Iron Tonic | 16 oz. |
| Salt | 1 tin. |
| Sago | 13½ lbs. |
| Salad Cream | 6 jars. |
| Sauce | 145 bottles. |
| Semolina | 14¾ lbs. |
| Spaghetti | 19 pkts. |
| Squash | 60 bottles. |
| Strained Baby Foods | 719 tins. |
| Sugar | 32 lbs. |
| Synthetic Cream | 30 pkts. |
| Tapioca | 15¾lbs. |
| Tea | 23¼ lbs. |
Action taken in connection with Food Shops and Food Stores.
124 notices were served on occupiers of shops and stores for
infringements of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, where proper precautions
were not being taken against contamination of food. At
the end of the year 118 notices had been complied with. The
principal matters dealt with were:—
Sanitary Accommodation:
| Defective sanitary conveniences | 4 |
| Defects in drainage systems | 3 |
| Choked drains | 2 |
| Compartments cleansed | 17 |
| Provision of Washing Facilities: | |
| Provision of hot water supply | 20 |
| Refrigerators: | |
| Interiors cleansed | 6 |
| General: | |
| Insufficient accommodation for storage of refuse | 8 |
| Want of cleanliness | 70 |
| Other defects | 244 |
| Milk Supply. | |
| Number of registered Dairymen and Distributors | 50 |