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
Shoreditch 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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45.
EXAMINATION OF MILK SUPPLIED TO L.C.C. SCHOOLS
AIIP DAY NURSERIES.
32. Samples of milk were taken from supplies delivered to local schools
and day nurseries and submitted for chemical analysis, methylene blue and
phosphatase tests. All were found to conform to the required standards.
BACTERIOLOGICAL SAMPLING OF MILK.
49 Samples of pasteurised milk were submitted for phosphatase and
methylene blue tests. All samples conformed to the prescribed standard.
1 Sample of sterilised milk showed negative result to turbidity
test.
CONDENSED MILK REGULATIONS.
2 Samples of condensed milk were submitted for analysis under these
regulations and both conformed with the prescribed standard.
HOUSING STATISTICS. 1. INSPECTION OF DWELLING-HOUSES DURING THE YEAR.
| (l) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 6,466 |
| (b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose | 11,339 |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (l) above) which were inspected and recorded under Section 3, Housing Act, 1957 | 556 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 662 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 18 |
2. REMEDY OF DEFECTS DURING THE YEAR WITHOUT SERVICE OF NUISANCE NOTICES.
| Number of premises where it was found necessary to serve Intimation Notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, to abate nuisances or remedy defects | 799 |