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 Redbridge]
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They are:
(a) The inspection of canteens and food preparing factories under the Food
Hygiene Regulations.
(b) The approval of new furnace installations and chimney lengths under the
Clean Air Act, and observations and enforcement of contraventions from
existing chimneys; and
(c) The provision and maintenance of suitable sanitary conveniences within
factories and workshops.
Regular inspections are also paid to outworkers within the borough
which number 215.
Details of the administration of the Act are contained in Appendix
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Inspection and
Supervision of
Food
I have divided details of this important branch of the work under
the following headings:-
(a) Registration
(b) Sampling - (i) Food and Drugs
(ii) Bacteriological
(c) Inspection of Food
(d) Inspection of premises, hawkers etc.
(a) Registration:
Milk and Dairies -
Premises registered as dairies 10
Persons registered as distributors of milk 209
Licences, for five year period ending 31.12.70 in operation at
end of year-
Pasteurisers 1
Sterilisers 1
Pasteurised (Dealers) 147
Sterilised (Dealers) 130
Untreated (Dealers) 33
Ultra Heat Treated (Dealers) 41
Ice Cream -
Premises on register for manufacture and/or storage and sale of
ice cream 658