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.
(a) Milk Supply.
53 applications were approved by the Borough Council for
registration under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. 34 of the
applications were change of purveyor at registered premises,
41 were for the sale of milk in sealed bottles only.
Special licences were issued in accordance with the Milk
(Special Designations) Order, 1936, as follows :—
Tuberculin Tested, 27 ; " Pasteurised " Milk, 34 (Pasteuriser's Licence 1,
Dealer's Licence 33) (60 premises) ; Supplementary Licences, 13;
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised), 3.
(b) Meat and Other Foods.
(a) Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
(1) Number of "visits paid to slaughterhouses 112
(2) Number of "visits paid to meat shops, meat stalls, and
meat stores 987
(3) Number of actual slaughterings at which one or other of
the food inspectors was present, consisting of sheep (494),
pigs (221), and calves (13) 728
(4) Carcases, or portions of carcases, condemned 14
* Visits include re-visits also.
Carcases Inspected and Condemned
Cattle (excluding) cows) | Cows | Calves | Sheep and lambs | Pigs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number killed | — | — | 13 | 494 | 221 |
Number inspected | — | — | 13 | 494 | 221 |
All diseases, except tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis only (whole car | — | — | — | — | — |
cases condemned) | — | — | — | — | — |
Carcases, of which some part or | — | — | — | — | — |
organ was condemned | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Percentage of number inspected | — | — | — | — | 6.3 |
affected with tuberculosis | — | — | — | — |