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Battersea 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Butchers' Shops.
There are 74 butchers' shops in the Borough, and in addition a
number of shops where cooked meats are sold. All these shops are
systematically inspected, 1,126 visits having been made during the
year. In general, the shops are well conducted, and no formal action
was found necessary.
One shop where horseflesh is sold for human food is included
in the above figure.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
No offence against the Regulations was reported during the year.
Dairies and Milkshops.
The following table gives the dairies and milkshops registered
in the Borough, and the changes during 1950: —
(a) Dairies where loose milk is sold, and both the premises and the occupier are registered :—
| Retail | Wholesale | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| On register at Ist January | 49 | 7 | 56 |
| Added during year | 4 | – | 4 |
| 53 | 7 | 60 | |
| Removed during year :— | |||
| (i) Premises closed or sale discontinued | 5 | – | 5 |
| (ii) Transferred to (b) below | 1 | – | 1 |
| On register at 31st December | 47 | 7 | 54 |
(b) Milkshops, where milk is sold only in sealed containers, and only the occupier is registered :—
| On register at Ist January | 77 |
| Added during year, by transfer from (a) above | 1 |
| „ „ „ by new registrations | 9 |
| 87 | |
| Removed during year | 4 |
| On register at 31st December | 83 |
A total of 288 visits were made to these shops during the year.
Generally they are very well conducted. In 3 cases, however, it was
found necessary to draw the occupier's attention to minor contraventions
of the statutory requirements. These were rectified without recourse
to formal action.
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949.
One case of an offence against these Regulations, by the deposit
of a crate of bottles of milk on the public footpath, was reported.
This was dealt with by a cautionary letter.