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Battersea 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Butchers' Shops.
There are 73 butchers' shops in the Borough, and in addition a
lumber of shops where cooked meats are sold. All these shops are
systematically inspected, 1,076 visits having been made during the year.
In general, the shops are well conducted, and no formal action was
found necessary.
Four shops where horseflesh is sold for human food are included
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 1953:—

Table: (a) Dairies where loose milk is sold, and both the premises and the occupier are registered:-

(a) Dairies where loose milk is sold, and both the premises and the occupier are registered:-

RetailWholesaletotal
On register at 1st January40747
Transferred to (b) below3—3
On register at 31st December37744

Table: (b) Milkshops, where milk is sold only in sealed containers, and only the occupier is registered as a distributor:—

(b) Milkshops, where milk is sold only in sealed containers, and only the occupier is registered as a distributor:—

On register at 1st January93
Added during year, by new registrations6
Transferred from (a) above3
102
Removed during year3
On register at 31st December99

Table: (c) " Out-of-Borough " registrations (i.e., persons selling milk in Battersea from premises in other boroughs):—

(c) " Out-of-Borough " registrations (i.e., persons selling milk in Battersea from premises in other boroughs):—

On register at 1st January29
New registrations2
31
Removed during year1
On register at 31st December30

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A total of 302 visits were made to these shops during the year.
Generally conducted. In no case was any contravention
of the Statutory requirements found.
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949.
Enforcement of these Regulations, which relate to premises where
milk is stored, processed, or sold, is dealt with in the preceding
paragraph.