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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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MILK.
Dairies and Milkshops.
Number of premises on register 181
(Owing to restrictions imposed by rationing, there
are now only 76 premises from which milk is sold.)
Premises added to register during year 1
Premises removed from register during year 1
Visits of inspection 118
Designated Milk.
| Licenses. | No. Granted. | No.of Samples taken. | Result. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphatase Reaction. | Methylene Blue Test. | |||||
| Satisfactory. | Unsat. | Satisfactory. | Unsat. | |||
| 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | ||||||
Manufacturers of Preserved Food, etc.
Premises on Register at 31-12-1946 67
Premises registered during 1946 Nil
Premises removed from Register during 1946 Nil
MEAT.
Slaughter - Houses.—There are six licensed slaughterhouses
in the Borough, and 39 inspections of these slaughterhouses
were made.
Meat and Foods condemned and destroyed.
Meat 1,113 lbs.
Fish 806 „
Fats 73 ,,
Cheese 70 „
Sugar 1,671 ,,
Dried Fruit 281 „