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St Pancras 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Section VI.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.The work of food inspection is carried out by two inspectors, who devote the whole of their time to these duties. Mr. Nixon inspects in Wards I, II, III and VI, and Mr. Adkins in Wards IV, V, VII and VIII. Particulars of the inspections and other duties carried out by these officers during the year are given in the following table:—

Section VI.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.

The work of food inspection is carried out by two inspectors, who devote the whole of their time to these duties. Mr. Nixon inspects in Wards I, II, III and VI, and Mr. Adkins in Wards IV, V, VII and VIII. Particulars of the inspections and other duties carried out by these officers during the year are given in the following table:—

Mr. Adkins.Mr. Nixon.*Total.
Milkshops12922151
Dairies243231474
IceCream Premises20363208
Slaughter Houses19105124
Butchers' Shops and Meat Stalls5045562060
Prepared Meat Premises5942101
Fishmongers' Shops99187286
Fried Fish Shops178206384
Fish Curers' Premises194160
Other Premises where Food or Drugs are sold20448252
Marketing Streets and Places21726122784
Attendances at Police Court6915
Other Visits304245549
Total4393397508
Number of Samples taken:—
Formal203144347
Informal197256453
Bacteriological5150101
Total451450901
Unsound Foods.
Surrenders:—
Meat. &c121931
Fruit325
Fish71017
Pickles1—1
Cheese2—2
Vegetables—1i
Sweets—1i
Total253358
Seizures:————
* Owing to sickness Mr. Nixon was absent from duty for 11 weeks. During this time assistance was rendered by Messrs. Winchester and Capel, and figures of the work done by these Inspectors may be seen on page 38.

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MILK SUPPLY.
Cotctheds.—There are no licensed cowsheds in the Borough.
Dairies and Milks/iops.—The Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, requires the Sanitary Authority
to register all persons in their district carrying on the trade of cowkeeper or dairyman, and
also all premises which are used as dairies,