London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Willesden 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 42 Food: Samples taken
| Article | No. of samples | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (various) | 231 | 1 |
| Bread, cakes and biscuits | 6 | 1 |
| Butter | 38 | — |
| Cheese | 17 | — |
| Cream | 48 | — |
| Drugs | 48 | 2 |
| Fish and fish products | 30 | 1 |
| Fruit (fresh canned, etc.) | 12 | — |
| Fruit juice, squash, etc. | 14 | 1 |
| Ice cream | 44 | — |
| Liver | 4 | — |
| Meat and meat products | 95 | 11 |
| Margarine | 24 | — |
| Preserves | 4 | — |
| Sauce and Pickles | 7 | — |
| Sausages, etc. | 5 | 1 |
| Spirits | 7 | — |
| Sweets | 10 | — |
| Vinegar | 30 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 688 | 19 |
Table 43
Dairies—Registrations and Licences
| 131 | |
| Dairymen | 106 |
| Pasteurised milk | 114 |
| Sterilised milk | 117 |
| Tuberculin tested milk | 88 |
| 12 | |
| Dairymen | 6 |
| Pasteurised milk | 12 |
| Sterilised milk | 12 |
| Tuberculin tested milk | 12 |