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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
Hillingdon 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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The Diseases of Animals Act, 1950
There are in the Borough 24 dairy farms and 42 piggeries; due to the staff position, action has
been largely confined to dealing with movement licences. The surveillance of stock moved into the
area under licence has had to be delegated to the Council's Veterinary Officer, with the exception of
animals destined for the local slaughterhouse or requiring a further movement licence.
There are 63 premises licensed under the Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order 1957.
The Borough is not the enforcing authority for this Act in respect of London Airport.
Number of Movement Licences received 350
Number of Movement Licences issued 31
No cases of notifiable disease occurred within the Borough.
Food and Drugs Sampling
During the year, 104 formal samples and 26 informal samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination. They comprised the following:—
| Beer | 1 | Flour | 3 |
| Bread | 3 | Food colouring | 1 |
| Bread and Butter | 2 | Fruit Juice | 2 |
| Canned fruit | 3 | Gelatine | 1 |
| Canned meat | 1 | Jam | 3 |
| Canned vegetables | 3 | Jelly | 1 |
| Cheese and of cheese products | 11 | Meat products | 14 |
| Coffee | 2 | Milk | 6 |
| Confectionery | 18 | Pie filling | 2 |
| Cornflour | 1 | Prepared vegetables | 4 |
| Curry, curry paste etc. | 2 | Preserved and dried fruit | 2 |
| Custard powder | 2 | Pepper | 2 |
| Dressing | 2 | Salt | 1 |
| Fish Products | 3 | Sauce | 2 |
| Flavoured drinks | 9 | Sausages | 11 |
| Flavouring | 1 | Skimmed milk | 1 |
| Flavoured spread | 3 | Slimming Foods | 1 |
| Tea | 1 | Vitamin drinks | 2 |
| Vinegar | 1 | Yoghurt | 1 |