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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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6. SAMPLING.
(a) Food and Drugs Act, 1938. (i) Chemical Analysis.
| Commodity | Taken | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Ice Cream | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| Ice Lollies | 8 | 8 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 57 | 53 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 100 | 92 | 8 |
(ii) Bacteriological Examination.
| Commodity | Taken | Grade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | ||
| Ice Cream | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Ice Lollies | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Water | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 56 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
(b) Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
(i) Samples taken.
On 4th October, 1955, four formal samples of filling materials were taken in accordance with the requirements of the Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951. Set out below are the findings of the Prescribed Analyst. All samples were of a satisfactory standard.
| Type of material and appropriate tests | Standard prescribed by R.F. & O.F.M. Regs. 1951 | Actual results of analysis | Samples | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Samples Nos. 1 and 3 — Rag Flock : No. 2— Woollen Mixture Felt. Impurities test (in triplicate), Oil and Soap test; Chlo-rine test. | Not to contain more than 1.8% of soluble impurities, 5% of oil and soap or 30 parts per 100,000 of soluble chlorides. | Soluble impurities averages. | 1% | 1.5% | 1% | |
| Oil content. | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | |||
| Soap content. | .9% | .7% | .8% | |||
| 18 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Sample No. 4— Grey Algerian Fibre. Impurities test in triplicate). | Not to contain more than 1.5% of insoluble impurities and where the filling consists wholly or partly of used materials not to contain more than 1.5% of soluble impurities. | Chlorine content in parts per 100,000. | ||||
| Insoluble matter. | 1.3% | |||||
7. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION.
(i) Smoke Abatement.
Sixty-three observations were made of the quantities of smoke
emitted from chimneys of industrial and commercial premises. Letters
were sent to the management of a number of business undertakings
regarding excessive smoke and grit emission, but no statutory nuisance
was established within the terms of the Public Health Act, 1936.