London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
This page requires JavaScript
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
FOOD PREMISES.
Inspections.
The following visits were made to food premises during the year:—
| Slaughter-houses | 28 |
| Butchers | 281 |
| Bakehouses | 90 |
| Fishmongers | 152 |
| Milkshops and dairies | 116 |
| Provision shops | 478 |
| Dining rooms | 252 |
| Greengrocers | 139 |
| Fish friers | 96 |
| Ice cream premises | 190 |
| MILK. | |
| Dairies and Milkshops. | |
| Number of registered premises from which milk is sold | 64 |
| Premises added to register during year | 2 |
| Premises removed from register during year | 1 |
| Visits of inspection | 116 |
Biological Examinations.
Two samples of milk were submitted for biological examination.
In each case the sample gave a negative result.
Bacteriological Examinations.
Designated Milk.
| Licenses. | No. Granted. | No.of Samples taken. | Result. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphatase Reaction. | Methylene Blue Test. | |||||
| Satisfactory. | Unsat. | Satisfactory. | Unsat. | |||
| Tuberculin Tested | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Accredited | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pasteurised | 39 | 12 | 12 | — | 12 | — |
| Sterilised | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Supplementary | ||||||
| Licences | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculin Tested | 2 | — | — | — | —_ | — |
| Pasteurised | 5 | — | — | — | —_ | — |
| Sterilised | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 106 | 16 | 16 | — | 16 | — |