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
Wanstead and Woodford 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Section E. Inspection and Supervision of Food.
(a) Milk Supply.—Milk is not produced within the district for the
purpose of sale.
The number of persons and premises registered for the sale of milk
within the district are as follows: —
Premises registered as Dairies and Milkshops 6
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk in sealed .
bottles 12
Persons registered as retail purveyors of milk whose
premises are situated outside the district 4
Number of inspections 29
The premises concerned were generally well maintained; minor
infringements of the Regulations were abated promptly.
| Designation. | Licences | Supplementary Licences. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested | 6 | 3 | ||
| Pasteurised | 12 | 4 | ||
(b) Food and Drugs Act, 1938.—Twenty-one samples of milk
obtained for analysis. All the samples were reported by the Public Analyst
as being genuine.
(c) Meat and other foods.—The Government meat distributing depot
was under constant supervision during the year and a total of 272 inspections
was made. The total quantity of meat, including offal, condemned as unfit,
for human consumption, amounted to 1 ton 13 cwts. 3 qrs. 8 lbs. 481
6 lb. tins and 3,085 12 oz. tins of corned beef and 11 61b. tins of corned
mutton were also condemned as unfit for human consumption.