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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
Leyton 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD.
Inspections.
The following visits were made to food premises during the
year :—
Slaughter-houses 170
Butchers 308
Bakehouses 76
Fishmongers 124
Milkshops and dairies 192
Provision shops 548
Dining rooms 170
Ice-cream dealers 87
Greengrocers 170
Fish friers 56
Meat Depots 333
MILK.
Dairies and Milkshops.
Number of premises on register 185
Premises added to register during year Nil
Premises removed from register during year 1
Visits of inspection 192
Bacteriological Examinations.
Designated Milk.
| Licences. | No. Granted. | No. of Samples taken. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |||
| Tuberculin Tested | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Accredited | 3 | — | — | - |
| Pasteurised ... | 42 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Supplementary licences | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculin Tested | 2 | — | — | __ |
| Pasteurised | 3 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 60 | 5 | 5 | - |
Ice Cream.
Premises on Register at 31-12-1942 195
Premises registered during 1942 1
Premises removed from Register during 1942 5
Visits of inspection by Sanitary Inspectors 87
Samples taken for bacteriological examination 5