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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
Chingford 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Two prosecutions were instituted during the year and particulars are given below:
| Fine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |
| (1) Using unlicensed premises as slaughterhouse | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Failure to give notice of slaughter | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Failure to give notice of possibility of unsoundness | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Removal of carcase and organs before inspection | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Costs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| (2) Garage used for the storage of meat intended for human consumption: | |||
| Suffering filth to accumulate on floor | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walls not cleansed nor limewashed | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Failure to protect carcases from contamination | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| £5 | 0 | 0 | |
Food and Drues (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
The following articles were submitted for analysis during the year in supplementation of the Essex County Council's Food and Drugs service:
| No. | Sample | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 238 | Chocolates | Rancid |
| 239 | Butter | Genuine |
| 240 | Butter | 55 |
| 241 | Butter | 55 |
| 242 | Margarine | 55 |
| 243 | Margarine | 55 |
| 244 | Margarine | 55 |
| 245 | Raspberry Jam | 55 |
| 246 | Raspberry Jam | 55 |
| 247 | Condensed Milk (Skimmed) | 55 |
| 248 | Lard | 55 |
| 249 | Lard | 55 |
Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food
The Counties Public Health Laboratories, Queen Victoria
Street, E.C.4, undertake bacteriological examinations for the
Council.
Dr. Bernard Dyer, 17, Great Tower Street, E.C.3, carries out
the chemical analysis of foods and drugs.
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