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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Environmental Health
| Product | Procured | Adulterated | Contained Non-permitted Preservatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formally taken | Informally taken | Formally taken | Informally taken | Formally taken | Informally taken | |
| Cheese | - | - | - | - | _ | |
| Fish and Fish Products | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Flour Confectionery | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Health Food | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Mayonnaise | — | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Meat and Meat Products | — | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Meat Salad | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Mushroom Salad | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Vegetable Salad | — | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Poultry Products | — | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Salami | — | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Sausages | — | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Sugar Confectionery | — | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Vegetables | — | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Warning letters were sent to the Importers of cheese and a health food concerning incorrect
labelling and to the importer of a sample consignment of meat and mushroom salads containing
prohibited preservatives.
Hygiene of Food Premises
In an airport the size of London (Heathrow) Airport there are numerous catering establishments
varying in type from the small industrial buffet to large restaurants catering for the public. Many of
these operate throughout the 24 hours creating a cleaning problem and recruitment of suitable seasonal
staff for this task is difficult. In addition there are the specialist food production units both on and
off the airport which provide complete meals for use on aircraft during flight.
Regular inspections of all these food premises are carried out and attention is paid to temperature
control of food in transit from the preparation areas to the aircraft.
Water Supply
The whole of the airport is supplied with mains water by two Companies. Regular samples are
taken from aircraft and submitted for bacteriological examination.
392 samples were taken during the year with the following results:—
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| From fixed tanks | 142 | 17 | |
| From portable flasks | 124 | 104 | |
| From bowsers | 5 | - | |