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Bromley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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53
SPECIAL SURVEY.
The special survey on public feeding places was continued
during the year, special attention being given to the personal
hygiene of all those dealing in food. The standard is a high one
and it is pleasing to note the interest and the co-operation
received.
SPECIAL ENQUIRIES.
The following table gives details of foods which were submitted for bacteriological examination after investigation into complaints made to this Department.
| No. of samples submitted | Description | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apples | 1 | — |
| 1 | Apricots | 1 | — |
| 1 | Apricot Conserve | 1 | — |
| 1 | Butter | — | 1 |
| 2 | Custard Powder | 2 | — |
| 2 | Cooking Fat | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dried Egg | 2 | — |
| 3 | Hors d'oeuvre | 3 | — |
| 1 | Jam Tart | 1 | — |
| 2 | Macaroni Pudding | — | 2 |
| 1 | Margarine | 1 | — |
| 1 | Minced Meat | 1 | — |
| 2 | Meat Pie | 2 | — |
| 2 | Meat (Tinned) | 2 | — |
| 1 | Milk (Tinned) | 1 | — |
| 17 | Milk (Dried) | 11 | 6 |
| 1 | Milk Pudding | 1 | — |
| 2 | Pork Pie | 2 | — |
| 1 | Prunes | 1 | — |
| 1 | Potatoes | 1 | — |
| 2 | Rabbit Pie | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Sago | — | 4 |
| 2 | Salmon | 2 | — |
| 1 | Semolina | — | 1 |
| 3 | Soya Flour | 3 | — |
| 2 | Water (Drinking) | 2 | — |
| 2 | Water (Rinse) | 2 | — |
| 61 | 45 | 16 |
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
Slaughterhouses.
Six slaughterhouses are recorded on the register of the Local
Authority. Two only of these premises are used at the present
time, slaughtering being carried out on behalf of local pigkeeping
clubs. No other slaughtering of animals is carried out
in the area, centralised slaughtering still being in operation.
Annual licences were granted to seven slaughtermen under
the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.