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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
Mitcham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Plain Flour 1
Lemon Squash 1
Xmas Pudding 1
Honey 1
Gravy Salt 1
Lik-Bits 1
Lollies 1
Frig-Ice 1
Glucose Tablets 1
Sweet Cigarettes 1
Cooking Fat 1
Mixed Fruit 1
Soya Flour 1
Lemon Juice 1
Pineapple Chunks 1
Bubbly Chewing Gum 1
Foam Crystals 1
Table Jelly Crystals 1
All samples were satisfactory with the exception of three informal
samples (chocolate cake mix 1, Tizer 1, and savoury cheese 1).
A warning letter was sent to the firms concerned with the
unsatisfactory samples.
On complaints being received the following cases were reported
to the Public Health Committee:—
One of contamination of a mineral water bottle.
One of insect infestation of a bar of chocolate.
One of a foreign body in a Lolly.
One of foreign matter in a loaf of bread.
Warning letters were sent to the firms concerned in these cases.
Ice-Cream
Four premises in the Borough are registered for the manufacture
of ice-cream and 141 for the storage of ice-cream. Fifty visits were
paid during the year.
Twenty-four samples of ice-cream were taken and examined for bacteriological purity. Thirteen samples were also tested for fat content. The results are tabulated below: —
| Provisional Grade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | II | Ill | IV | |
| Coliforms absent | 13 | 6 | 5 | — |
| Coliforms present in l/10th ml | — | — | — | — |
| Fascal coli present (in addition to above) | — | — | - | — |