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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
Richmond upon Thames 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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The following table shows the types of samples analysed and the results obtained:
| Article. | Number Analysed | Number Irregular |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoholic Drinks | 11 | – |
| Beverages | 13 | – |
| Cereals and Cereal Products | 18 | – |
| Condiments and Sauces | 48 | 1 |
| Dairy Products | 26 | 1 |
| Drugs | 16 | – |
| Fish and Fish Products | 14 | 1 |
| Flour Confectionery | 12 | – |
| Food Additives | 16 | 1 |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 39 | 1 |
| Meat and Fish Pastes | 17 | – |
| Meat and Meat Products | 48 | – |
| Oils and Fats | 24 | 1 |
| Soft Drinks | 14 | – |
| Soups | 25 | – |
| Spices and Flavourings | 40 | 1 |
| Sugar Confectionery and Chocolates | 28 | 3 |
| Sugar and Preserves | 29 | 1 |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 27 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 34 | 1 |
| Total | 499 | 16 |
(6) The Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations, 1963
No pasteurising plants exist within the Borough. No samples were taken during
the year.
(7) Milk Supplies and Sampling
Licences granted authorising dealers to store and sell designated milk were as
follows:
Ultra Heat Treated 40
Pasteurised 104
Sterilised 63
Untreated 30
There are no processing plants in the Borough but there is one Dairy Farm which
is registered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
All the 82 samples of milk examined satisfied the prescribed tests. In addition 14
samples of milk examined for the presence of brucella abortus and mycobacterium
tuberculosis were found to be negative.
(8) Ice-Cream Manufacturing and Sampling
There are 7 manufacturing establishments in the Borough and 580 premises
registered for the storage and sale of ice-cream. The manufacturing establishments
comprise one where the ice-cream is pasteurised by heating to a temperature of not less
than 160°F for at least 10 minutes and 6 where a sterilised mix is used and the process
of manufacture completed by freezing only.
3. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
This was the first complete year that the part of the Borough south of the Thames
has been wholly subject to operational smoke control orders.
During the year the following Smoke Control Order became operational:
| Order. | Acreage. | Number of Dwellings | Number of Other Premises |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham No. 9 | 653 | 418 |