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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
West Ham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Pasteurized Milk—
Satisfactory 75
UnsatisfactoryNil
Grade "A" Milk-
Satisfactory 30
Unsatisfactory 1 (Count satisfactory, but Coli-
form Bacillus present in
100th c.c.)
Certified Milk—
Satisfactory 4
Unsatisfactory Nil
Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk—
Satisfactory 7
Unsatisfactory 1 (Count satisfactory, but Coli-
form Bacillus present in
100th c.c.)
With regard to the two samples reported adversely upon,
letters of caution were sent to the purveyor concerned.
Other Foods.
All factories dealing with foods of various kinds, also retail
shops and other premises, are constantly inspected by the Sanitary
Inspectors, who made 6,072 visits during the year.
Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs' Act, 1926.
The Food and Drugs Inspector, Mr. E. F. Hughes, is also
the Inspector and Official Sampler under the above-mentioned Act.
During the year the following samples were taken:—
FEEDING STUFFS.
| No. of Samples taken | Analysis agrees | Analysis disagrees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Cob Meal | 1 | 1 | — |
| Fish Meal | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meat and Bone Meal | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Biscuit Meal | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| G No. 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pure White Fish Feeding Meal | 2 | 2 | - |
| Feeding Fish Meal | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Feeding Meat and Bone Meal | 1 | - | 1 |
| Green Bone Meal | 1 | 1 | — |