Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The following numbers of rooms were disinfected for the
undermentioned causes:—
Scarlet fever 1
Tuberculosis 3
Poliomyelitis or suspected poliomyelitis 8
Insect pests 17
Other 3
Five bags of clothing were disinfected.
Routine disinfection after scarlet fever is not carried out
and is only done in those instances where a special request is made.
A bottle of disinfectant is supplied and advice given.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955
During the year 146 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. These comprised the following:—
ARTICLES | ANALYSED | Adulterated or below standard. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Anchovy relish | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Beans in tomato | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Beans, stringless | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Butter | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Butter, rum | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Batter mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Broth | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Beer | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Blancmange powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Boars head | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Brandy | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Cod roe | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Confectionary, sugar | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — |
Cooking fat | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Cake decorations | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cake mixture | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Carrots | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Chocolate flavouring | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Coconut flavouring | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cooking oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Cordial | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Cough mixture | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Cream powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Curry powder | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Confectionery, flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Colouring | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cream, sterilised | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Digestive mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Energy tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |