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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
East Ham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| New Housing. | |||
| Dwellings projected | Under construction | Completed | |
| Temporary | 934 | 94 | 840 |
| Permanent | 571 | 183 | 50 |
| Cost-of-Works Rebuilds | *628 | 194 | 59 |
| Total | 2,133 | 471 | 949 |
*Subject to adjustment by the Primary Education Plan.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. (a) Milk Supply.
Graded Milk.—The licences in force on 31st December, 1947, were as follows:—
| Tuberculin-Tested Milk— | |
| Bottling Establishment Licence | — |
| Dealers' Licences | 9 |
| Supplementary Licences | 2 |
| Tuberculin-Tested (Pasteurised) Milk— | |
| Dealer's Licence | 1 |
| Pasteurised Milk— | |
| Establishment Licence | 1 |
| Dealers' Licences | 17 |
| Supplementary Licences | 2 |
The Council decided in December, 1936, to charge no fees in
respect of Licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1936.
(b) Meat and Other Foods.
(1) Meat Inspection.—Periodic visits were made to butchers'
shops and market stalls. No seizure of unsound meat was found
necessary and the incidence of surrendered meat was practically
negligible. Occasionally, joints have been submitted by customers
after cooking, but chiefly their complaints related to the inferior
quality and not to the unsoundness of the meat.