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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
Southall 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Details are as follows:—
| Articles | Total Samples Taken | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 168 | 20 |
| Alcoholic Drinks | 10 | — |
| Butter | 29 | — |
| Cream | 17 | — |
| Drugs | 3 | — |
| Fish | 3 | — |
| Fruit | 11 | — |
| Ice Cream | 13 | — |
| Liver | 8 | — |
| Meat | 8 | — |
| Minced Meats | 36 | — |
| Vinegar | 17 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 29 | 3 |
| Totals | 352 | 23 |
41
Milk
Nineteen individual churns low in fat—bulk satisfactory.
One wire in milk bottle—caution given.
Miscellaneous
One dripping (rancid)
One meat pie (contained string) sellers cautioned
One veal dinner (mouldy)
Meat Inspections
No slaughtering of meat is carried on in Southall.
Food Premises—Inspection
The number of food premises in the Borough, by type of business, is shown as follows:-
Shops 336
Greengrocers 51
Grocers 115
Confectioners 96
Fish Fryers 11
Bakers 16
Butchers 35
Fishmongers 12
Catering Establishments (including Canteens) 133
Food Factories 20
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Premises required to be registered are as follows:—
Food & Drugs Act, 1955, Section 16
Fish Curing 6
Manufacturers of Sausages or Preserved Food 34
Manufacture of Ice-Cream
Sale only of Ice-Cream 170
Manufacture and Sale of Iced-Lollies
Middlesex County Council Act, 1950, Section 11
Premises of Street Traders