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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Bacteriological Examinations.
Designated Milk.
| Licenses. | No. Granted. | No. of Samples taken. | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphatase Reaction. | Methylene Blue Test. | |||||
| Satisfactory. | Unsat. | Satisfactory. | Unsat. | |||
| Tuberculin Tested | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accredited | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pasteurised | 38 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| Supplementary-Licences | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculin Tested | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pasteurised | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 60 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | |
ICE CREAM.
| Number of premises registered— | |
| As Manufacturers | 27 |
| (Of this number only 17 are actually manufacturing at the moment). | |
| For Sale or Storage (Of this number only 96 are actually selling at the moment). | 163 |
| Number of Samples taken during 1947 | 76 |
| Results of Samples taken— | |
| Satisfactory | 55 |
| Unsatisfactory | 21 |
| Manufacturers of Preserved Food, etc. | |
| Premises on Register at 31-12-1948 | 67 |
| Premises registered during 1948 | Nil |
| Premises removed from Register during 1948 | Nil |
MEAT.
Slaughter - Houses.—There are six licensed slaughterhouses
in the Borough, and 11 inspections of these slaughterhouses
were made.