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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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(v) Samples submitted for Bacteriological Examination.
(a) Designated Milk.
The results of such examination are summarised as follows :—
| Designation | No. of Samples Taken | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphatase Reaction | Methylene Blue Test | ||||
| Satis. | Unsatis. • | Satis. | Unsatis. | ||
| ... | ... | ||||
| ... | ... | ||||
| ... | ... | ||||
| ... | ... | ||||
| ... | |||||
(b) Ice Cream.
The results of such examination are summarised
| Commodity | No. of Samples taken | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade I | Grade II | Grade III | Grade IV | Satis. | ||
(vi) Samples submitted for Biological Examination.
Two samples of milk were submitted for biological examination
and in each case a negative result was obtained.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Sections 9 and 10.
(i) Meat and Food Condemned and Destroyed.
Condemnation certificates were issued in respect of the undermentioned
unsound foodstuffs surrendered by various traders in
the Borough as a result of routine inflection of food premises.
The food condemned was destroyed by fire at the Council's
Destructor Works.