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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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ICE CREAM.
Number of premises registered—
| As Manufacturers (Of this number only 15 are actually manufacturing at the moment). | 24 | |||
| For Sale or Storage (Of this number only 134 are actually selling at the moment). | 170 | |||
| Number of Samples taken during 1949 | 50 | |||
| Results of Samples taken— | ||||
| Grade I. | Grade II. | Grade III. | Grade IV. | |
| 17 | 18 | 5 | 10 | |
In all cases the results of the bacteriological examinations
have been forwarded to the persons concerned and every endeavour
made to rectify errors in preparation, handling and storage.
Manufacturers of Preserved Food, etc.
| Premises on Register at 31-12-1949 | 67 |
| Premises registered during 1949 | Nil |
| Premises removed from Register during 1949 | Nil |
MEAT.
Slaughter - Houses.—There are six licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough, and 28 inspections of these slaughterhouses were made.
Meat and Foods condemned and destroyed.
| Baby foods | 21 tins. |
| Bacon | 6 lbs. |
| Beef | 47½ „ |
| Beef sausages | 17 „ |
| Butter | 1 lb. |
| Cake mixture | 6 pkts. |
| Calves feet | 5 sets. |
| Cheese | 103¾ lbs. |
| Cheese | 7 boxes. |
| Chocolate spread | 31 ctns. |
| Christmas puddings | 14 |
| Condensed milk | 152 tins. |
| Cooking oil | 80 galls. |