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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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OTHER FOODS.
| Article. | Weight. |
|---|---|
| Corned Beef | 6 lbs. |
| Ox Liver | 25 lbs. |
| Pilchards | 6 stone. |
| Whiting | 5 stone. |
| Cods Livers and Chitterlings | 3 stone. |
| Haddock | 10 lbs. |
| Cod | 10 stone. |
| Bacon | 62 lbs. |
| Rabbits | 286. |
| 27 Hens | 108½ lbs. |
| Cheese Trimmings | 36½ lbs. |
| Crushed Oats | 1 cwt. |
| Cake | 6½ lbs. |
| Chocolate | 14 lbs. 6 ozs. |
Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food.
The Counties' Public Health Laboratories, Gidea Park College,
Gidea Park, Essex, undertake bacteriological examinations for the
Council.
Dr. Bernard Dyer and Partners, Peek House, 20, Eastcheap,
E.C.3, carry out the chemical analysis of food and drugs.
The following were forwarded for bacteriological examination during the year:
| No. | Sample. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| Swimming Pool Water. | Satisfactory. | |
| 233 | Veal (stuffed). | Bacteria not excessive. Stuffing not a clean product. |
| 234 | Pasteurised Milk | Unsatisfactory. |
| 235 | Do | Sufficiently heat treated. |
| 236 | Do | Do. |
| 237 | Do | Do. |
| 238 | Do | Do. |
The unsatisfactory sample of milk was brought to the notice
of the producers concerned, and the necessary action was taken.
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