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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
Waltham Forest 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Samples Submitted for Chemical and Bacteriological Examination
| TYPE OF EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS | MISC . FOODS | MlLK | iCE CREAM | ICE LOLLI ES | COOKED MEATS | WATER | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRINKING | SWIMMING POOLS | OTHER | ||||||
| No. Chemical | 173 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| No. Bacteriological | 26 | 42 | 41 | - | 59 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| No. Satisfactory | 112(C) 2(B) | 38 | 27 | - | 33 | 7 | 10 | - |
| No. Fairly Satisfactory | 3(B) | - | 7 | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| No. Unsatisfactory | 61(C) 2(B) | 4 | 7 | - | 17 | 14(B) | 1(C) | 3 |
The 14 unsatisfactory bacteriological samples of drinking water was due to pigeon
contamination of a storage tank in a block of flats.
F. MEAT AND FOOD CONDEMNED
Condemnation certificates were issued in respect of the under-mentioned unsound food-stuffs surrendered by various traders in the Borough as a result of routine inspection of food premises.
| COMMODITY | TINS | PACKETS BOXES BOTTLES | QU ANTlTY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONS | CWT . | ST. | LBS. | |||
| Tinned Goods | 1.202 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tinned Meats | 80 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tinned Fruits | 427 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Frozen Foods | - | 16,563 | - | - | - | - |
| Fish | - | - | - | 4 | - | 12 |
| Meat/ Bacon | - | - | 1 | 13 | - | 8 |
| Poultry | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Fruit | - | - | 6 | 17 | 9 | 13 |
| Dried Goods | - | 1 ,648 pkts. | - | - | - | |
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