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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
Penge 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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The food condemned was as follows:—
| Beef | 1,904 lb. | Poultry | 109 lb. |
| Cabbage | 6 bags | Pork | 226 „ |
| Cereal | 7 pkts. | Frozen Fish | 613 pkts. |
| Confectionery | 8 lb. | Frozen Fruit | 35 „ |
| Jam | 3 jars | Frozen Meat | 80 „ |
| Lamb | 32 lb. | Frozen Mousse | 31 „ |
| Lambs' Liver, Kidneys, etc. | 132 lb. | Frozen Pastry | 53 „ |
| Frozen Vegetables | 229 „ | ||
| Marmalade | 2 jars | Tinned Fish | 14 tins |
| Meat paste | 1 jar | Tinned Fruit | 125 „ |
| Mincemeat | 1 „ | Tinned Meat | 28 „ |
| Offal | 105 lb. | Tinned Milk | 16 „ |
| Pickles | 1 jar | Tinned Soup | 5 „ |
| Tinned Vegetables | 36 „ |
Condemnation certificates issued—60.
Milk Supply
There are no cowsheds or pasteurising plants in the district. All milk sold
in the district is special designated milk in sealed containers. There are four
dairies on the Register and 29 persons are registered as distributors.
Milk (Special Designations) Orders
Dealers' Licences:
Tuberculin tested milk 11
Pasteurised milk 14
Sterilised milk 15
Supplementary Licences :
Tuberculin tested milk 6
Pasteurised milk 7
Sterilised milk 6
Milk Sampling
Samples of milk submitted to chemical analysis totalled 66 and all proved
to be genuine. The samples gave the following averages:—
Fat—3.48% (standard 3.0%)
Solids not fat—9.29% (standard 8.5%)
Fourteen samples of pasteurised milk and five samples of tuberculin tested
(pasteurised) milk were submitted to the phosphatase and methylene blue tests
and all satisfied the tests.
Four samples of sterilised milk were examined and satisfied the turbidity
test.
Ice-Cream
There are no manufacturers in the district, but premises are registered for
the sale of ice-cream, the shopkeepers obtaining their supplies from well-known
manufacturers. In the great majority of cases the ice-cream is delivered to the
premises and sold in cartons or wrapped.