Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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INSPECTION & SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
68 applications were approved by the Borough Council for
registration under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. 25 of the
applications were change of purveyor at registered premises, 41
were for the sale of milk in sealed bottles only, and 2 for wholesale
and retail trade in the borough by firms resident outside the
borough.
Special licences were issued in accordance with the Milk
(Special Designations) Order, 1923, as follows :—
" Certified " Milk, 15 ; " Grade A " (Tuberculin Tested), 25 ; " Grade
A," 11 ; " Pasteurised " Milk, 30 (Pasteuriser's Licence 2, Dealer's
Licence, 28) (57 premises) ; Supplementary Licences, 7.
Meat and Other Foods.
(a) Public Health {Meat) Regulations, 1924.
(1) Number of * visits paid to slaughterhouses 140
(2) Number of "visits paid to meat shops, meat stalls, and
meat stores 836
(3) Number of actual slaughterings at which one or other of
the food inspectors was present, consisting of beasts (2),
sheep (410), pigs (364), and calves (4) 780
(4) Carcases, or portions of carcases, condemned 16
* Visits include re-visits also.
Of the 780 actual slaughterings, at which one or other of the food
inspectors was present, and in connection with which 16 carcases or
portions of carcases were condemned, the diseases necessitating such
condemnation were as follows:—
Pigs.
3 heads (tuberculosis). 1 side (tuberculosis).
7 mesenteries (tuberculosis). 1 whole carcase and organs (fever
4 plucks (tuberculosis). and emaciation).
In addition to the above-mentioned carcases or parts of carcases the following unsound food was condemned and destroyed:—
Fish— | tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fillets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Plaice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Skate | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Haddocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Whiting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Mussels (2 bags) | — | — | — | — |