Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg.

  • Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date:
[1971]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH INSPECTIONS BY HEALTH INSPECTORS CITY BANTU AREAS COLOURED AREAS Various premises .. #c 209 994 14 651 5 393 Nuisances investigated .. 60 514 21 174 15 258 Infectious diseases investigated Samples taken (milk, foodstuffs, 213 165 32 water, bacteriological counts) 10 041 1 017 42 Food poisoning investigations .. 6 nil nil Complaints investigated .. .. 2 927 nil nil * * * FOODSTUFFS FOR WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SUPPLIERS CONDEMNED 1971 1970 kg kg Canned foodstuffs . 31 654 15 910 Fresh fruit (oranges) „. 13 200 12 791 Dressed poultry . .. 2 624 59 Fresh Fish .. .. #B 15 396 4 636 Processed meat .. 5 116 1 473 Frozen goods . 6 071 10 237 Sundry foodstuffs . 7 186 4 337 TOTAL . 81 247 49 443 Cream, milk, orange juice, yoghurt .. 552i * * * INSPECTION OF POULTRY AND GAME AT MUNICIPAL MARKET INSPECTED CONDEMNED Dressed poultry . nil nil Game carcases .. .. . 1 064 11 Feathered game carcases . 306 12 Live birds . 57 631 582 Live rabbits . 13 034 51 Guinea pigs . 100 1 * * *