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
Hillingdon 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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88 Environmental Health
| Type of Specimen | Number examined | Number positive | Serotypes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal faeces | |||
| (a) Bovines | 3 | 2 | S.dublin, senftenburg |
| (b) Pigs | 15 | — | |
| (c) Sheep | 4 | — | |
| Animal feeding stuffs | 4 | — | |
| Pig swill (boiled and unboiled) | 14 | — | |
| Fertilisers (bone meal) | 5 | 5 | S. cubana, magwa, senftenburg, mensta, newport, bareilly, paratyphi B. |
| Carcase meat | |||
| (a) Bovines | 5 | — | |
| (b) Pigs | 19 | — | |
| (c) Sheep | 2 | — | |
| Poultry (skins and viscera) | 8 | 1 | S. virchow |
Water Cress
The chemical sterilisation of water cress produced within the Borough continues. Four samples
of water cress were submitted for bacteriological examination and one was found to be unsatisfactory.
| Number of Samples | Unsatisfactory Reports | Legal Proceedings Instituted | Total No. of Convictions secured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examined by Public Analyst | Examined in Health Dept. | Analysis | Labelling | ||||
| Formal | Informal | Informal | |||||
| Foods | 11 | 385 | 79 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Drugs | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Commodities sampled (other than imported food at London Airport)
Artificial Sweeteners 1 Food Enhancers 1
Bamboo Shoots 1 Fresh Cream 18
Barley Kernels 1 Ground Almonds 1
Bread 6 Instant Mashed Potato 1
Bread Crumbs 1 Iced Lolly 1
Butter and Margarine 4 Jams and Marmalade 7
Buttered Rolls 1 Kernel Oil 1
Buttered Toast 1 Liquid Glucose 1
Cake Mixes etc. 1 Liquorice 1