[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Salisbury (New Sarum) City.

  • Salisbury (England). City Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Salisbury (New Sarum) City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Details of the amount of food examined and voluntarily surrendered as unfit for human consumption are as follows : — 2347 blown and damaged tins fish. 20 lbs. Fresh Meat. fruit, milk and vegetables. 18 bottles Flavouring Essence. 1653 lbs. 8 ozs. Beef. 17 lbs. Tea. 1100 lbs. Doughnut Flour. 17 jars Pickle. 874 lbs. 2 ozs. Tinned Meats. 16 lbs. Peas. 562 lbs. 12 ozs. Ham. 16 lbs. Lentils. 289 lbs. Pork. 15 packets Soup. 227 lbs. 8 ozs. Jam. 13 lbs. 6 ozs. Dates. 210 Meat Pies. 12 packets Custard Powder. 194 st. 6£ lbs. Fish. 12 lbs. Semolina. 169 lbs. Sugar. 11 dozen Eggs. 165 lbs. 7 ozs. Biscuit Waste. 10 Fish Cakes. 116 lbs. Cheese . 10 packets Wheat Flakes. 115 lbs. 6 ozs. Bacon. 6 lbs. 3 ozs. Chocolate Waste. 112 lbs. Coffee Beans. 6 tins Mustard. 103 lbs. 10J ozs. Sweet Waste. 3 jars Picallili. 93 lbs. Oats. 3 packets Pudding Mixture. 93 packets Shredded Wheat. 3 lbs. 8 ozs. Lard. 90 lbs. 12 ozs. Sausage Meat. 5 packets Blanc Mange Powder. 76 lbs. 8 ozs. Raisins. 3 bottles Vinegar. 74 lbs. Beans. o a lbs. Sultanas. 52 lbs. Oatmeal. 2 Junkets . 45 jars Fish Paste. 2 bottles Salad Cream. 42 lbs. Lamb. 2 lbs. Figs. 42 lbs. Dried Eggs. 1 lb. Margarine. 35 lbs. 4 ozs. Butter. 1 packet Gravy Powder. 33 lbs. Brawn. 1 lb. Mincemeat. 28 lbs. Lobsters. 1 jar Marmite. 25 bottles Sauce. The Market Place.—Weekly inspections of the market stalls were made with a view to observing the sale of unsound food and also compliance with the Meat Regulations as to the proper covering of stalls, etc. Cowsheds and Dairies.—219 inspections were made of the 8 cowsheds and 22 dairies within the City’s boundaries. The buildings generally are in good structural condition and kept clean, although some of the older cowsheds are in need of reconstruction to bring them into line with modern standards of hygiene. Only 9 of 30 premises are provided with adequate facilities for sterilising utensils, and 2 cowsheds are without a laid on water supply. One cowkeeper is licensed for the production and distribution of “ Tuberculin Tested” or “Accredited” milk and one wholesaler for the production of “Accredited” milk. One dealer is licensed to sell “ Tuberculin Tested (certified)” or “Accredited ” milk and one for the sale of “ Accredited ” milk only. Two (wholesale) Pasteuriser’s licences are also in force. .During the year two dealers fitted sterilising chests; Messrs. Nestles installed a new and more up-to-date churn washer after repeated sampling and numerous consultations, and Messrs. Percy Churchfield’s have fitted the latest type of pasteuris¬ ing plant. These improvements, together with regular sampling and the fortnightly