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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The slaughter-houses as a whole are not very satisfactory. More
and more the butchers are buying in the London markets and
slaughtering less.
The additional work thrown on the staff by the Public Health (Meat) 'Regulations, 1924, has been considerable, and is best shown by the number of inspections as compared with previous years:—
| Number of Inspections, etc., made. | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat—Inspections made | 556 | 1513 | 1790 | 1820 | 1985 | 1810 | 987 |
| Slaughter-houses —Inspections and visits made | 204 | 1131 | 1106 | 1400 | 1463 | 1291 | 1030 |
Most of the butchers have loyally fallen into line with regard
to giving notice of slaughtering, but in 45 instances no notice
or insufficient notice of slaughtering was given, a large number of
which could be avoided with a little forethought. When new
butchers' shops are opened every effort is made to obtain fixed
windows.
There are in all 50 Butchers' shops in the district. Up to the
present, 32 have been provided with fixed windows, of which number
4 were new shops in 1930, one is provided with one fixed window
and one window made to open, 2 have one fixed window and two
windows made to open, and the remainder have windows made to
open.