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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
Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (CONDENSED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923 & 1927 AND
PUBLIC HEALTH (DRIED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1923 & 1927
Ten samples of condensed milk were purchased during 1937 and in all cases the milk, labelling
of tins, etc., were in accordance with the Regulations.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES, ETC., IN FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925—1927
During the year under review samples were examined for the presence of preservative and
one contravention reported. In this case the offence consisted of selling sausages containing
preservative without disclosing its presence at the time of sale. The preservative used was sulphur
dioxide and the amount present below the limit which would have been allowed had there been a
declaration.
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| Grade. | Methylene blue and Coliform Tests. | Count only. | Count and Coliform Test. | Count, Coliform and Phosphatase Tests. | Count and Phosphatase Test. | Complete Examination. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Tested | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 |
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | *— | 3 |
| Pasteurised | — | 60 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 95 |
| Homogenised | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ordinary | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 21 |
| Raw | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 7 | 63 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 136 |