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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
Hampstead 1909
Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Food Inspection. No seizures of unsound and diseased food were made during the year, but the following articles were voluntarily surrendered to the inspectors.
| Date. | Premises. | Food seized or surrendered. |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7th | Flask Walk | 1 box Skate wings(about 6 stone) |
| Jan. 13th | High Road | 45 lbs. Apples. |
| 180 lbs. pears. | ||
| April 21st | Netherwood Sreet | 1 box Tomatoes(about 9 lbs.) |
| Sept. 20th | Flask Walk | 1 box Cod(57 lbs.) |
Slaughterhouses.
There are fire slaughterhouses in the Borough, situated as follows:—
40, England's Lane; 17, High Street; 69, High Street; 242, Belsize
Road ; 6, Fairfax Mews.
The slaughterhouses were regularly inspected during the year, the
number of inspections being 97.
At the beginning of 1909 there was in each of the slaughterhouses
a contravention of section 8 of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1908, there being one or more drain inlets inside the
slaughterhouse. In four premises the necessary alterations were
made in the early part of the year, and when the annual inspection
of the Public Health Committee was made on October 4th it was
decided to offer no opposition to the renewal of the licenses of the
premises so altered. At the remaining slaughterhouse, that at 242,
Belsize Road, no alterations had been made, but the occupier undertook
to do what was necessary and submitted a plan showing the alterations
he intended to carry out to make the place comply with the Act. The
plan was appoved by the Committee, who in view of the undertaking
given by the occupier, decided not to recommend opposition to the
renewal of the license. After the Licensing Committee of the London
County Council had held their meeting, however, the occupier refused
to carry out the alterations, and the Council took proceedings against
him for the contravention of Section 8 of the General Powers Act. The
case was heard at the Marylebone Police Court on January 13th, 1910,