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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
Southgate 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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The following are particulars of samples taken in the District during last year:—
| Article. | Samples Taken. | Found Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 80 | 7 |
| Separated Milk | 1 | — |
| Cream | 4 | 1 |
| Butter | 1 | — |
| Egg Substitute Powder | 2 | — |
| Carbonate of Soda | 1 | — |
| Coffee | 1 | — |
| Flour (self-raising) | 1 | ... — |
| Lard Compound | 1 | — |
| Total | . 92 | 8 |
Prosecutions 1
Convictions 1
The figures given for adulterated samples include informal
samples in respect of which no proceedings could be taken.
Bakehouses.—All the Bakehouses (18 in number) were
inspected frequently during the year. There are no underground
Bakehouses in use in the District.
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
It will be seen from Table II. that 286 cases of infectious
diseases were notified during the year, as compared with 444—
which total included Measles, not now notifiable—in the
preceding year. Of these 135 were Scarlet Fever, 50
Diphtheria, 11 Erysipelas, 2 Enteric Fever, 33 Pneumonia, 41
Malaria, 1 Encephalitis Lethargica, 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
and 49 Tuberculosis.
Of these, 72 were notified from North Southgate, and 214
from South Southgate.