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Woolwich 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 17 (continued).
| Sample No. | Article. | Formal or Informal. | Result of Analysis. | Result of legal proceedings or other action. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Sweet Pickle | Informal | Contained dead mites approximately 700 per ounce. | Formal sample obtained. |
| 51 | do. | Formal | Contained dead mites approximately 950 per ounce. | Remaining stock surrendered. |
| 185 | Canned Peas | Informal | The can was "blown" and the peas had a sour taste. | Formal sample obtained—genuine. |
| 235 | Raspberry Coconut Jellies. | Informal | The jellies had an objectionable taste and smell due to rancidity in the coconut oil owing to a growth of fungus on the sweets. Samples unfit for human consumption. | Consignment condemned. |
| 236 | do., do. | Informal | ||
| 501 | Devon Butters | Informal | Contained edible fat 0•6 per cent. Should contain at | |
| 542 | do. | Formal | least 4 p.c. of butter fat. do., do. | |
| 461 | Shredded Suet | Informal | 10 per cent. deficient in beef fat. | Further samples ob-tained for analysis |
| 499 | Shredded Beef Suet | Formal | 3.5 per cent. deficient in beef fat. |
The foods examined during 1953 were
Milk, 216; Confectionery, 126; Sauces and Pickles, 33; Meat Products,
30; Canned Fruit, 29; Condensed Milk, 16; Canned Fish, 16; Soft Drinks,
15; Tea, 15; Cream, 14; Ice Cream, 13; Canned Soups, 13; Canned
Vegetables, 11; Suet, 11; Jams, 9; Canned Tomatoes, 9; Rice, 8; Flour, 8;
Proprietary Foods, 7; Jelly Tablets, 7; Fruit Curd, 7; Gravy Preparations,
7; Proprietary Medicines, 6; Sugar, 5; Tapioco, 5; Almonds, 5; Cheese, 5;
Oatmeal, 4; Wines, 4; Beverages, 4; Cornflour, 4; Custard Powder, 4;
Coffee, 3; Fish Paste, 3; Curry Powder, 3; Dessert Powder, 3; Fish Cakes,
3; Mincemeat, 3; Vinegar, 3; Christmas Pudding, 3; Pepper, 3; Candied
Peel, 3; Stuffing Mixture, 3; Pearl Barley, 2; Aspirin Tablets, 2; Treacle,
2; Glycerine, 2; Honey, 2; Canned Milk Puddings, 2; Spices, 2; Semolina,
2; Saccharine Tablets, 2; Marzipan, 2; Soup Preparations, 2; Others, 49.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS
DISEASE
The following diseases are notifiable in the Borough: Anthrax, Cholera, Continued
Fever, Diphtheria, Dysentery, Encephalitis Lethargica, Erysipelas, Enteric
Fever, Food Poisoning, Glanders, Hydrophobia, Malaria, Measles, Membranous
Croup, Meningococcal Infection (C.S.M.), Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Pneumonia
Acute Primary, Pneumonia Acute Influenzal, Poliomyelitis (Acute), Polioencephalitis
(Acute), Plague, Puerperal Pyrexia, Relapsing Fever, Scabies, Scarlet Fever (or
Scarlatina), Smallpox, Tuberculosis (all forms), Typhoid Fever (including Paratyphoid),
Typhus Fever, Whooping Cough and Zymotic Enteritis.
All infectious diseases notified to the Department are visited by the Sanitary
Inspectors at the earliest opportunity and disinfection is carried out wherever
applicable. Where the patient is nursed at home, Sanitary Inspectors visit to see
that home isolation is carried out satisfactorily, and at the end of the infectious
period the bedding, etc. belonging to the patient is removed for treatment at the
Disinfecting Station and the rooms sealed and fumigated.
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