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 Hackney]
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the Council for destruction in accordance with Section 47 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
130 tins meat. 250 tins cucumber.
100 pots meat. 186 tins tomatoes.
213 rabbits. 50 tins horseradish.
1 ton 12 cwt. 3 qrs. 7 lbs. bacon. 1,500 tins milk.
250 tins fish. 250 jars jam.
200 tins sardines. 24 jars sauce.
800 tins salmon. 72 jars pickles.
100 tins herrings and tomatoes. 12½ cwt. cake powders, etc.
9 cwt. 14 lbs. fish. 2 cwt. cake.
6,000 tins fruit. 11½ cwt. biscuits.
36 bottles fruit. 1 case wafers.
20 cases figs. 2 cases jellies.
5 cases dried fruit. 2 cwt. cheese.
1 cwt. dates. 7,310 boxes cheese.
8 tons 10 cwt. potatoes. 5 cwt. margarine.
The weight of the foodstuffs condemned was:—
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Meat, bacon and rabbits | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
Fish | — | 9 | - | 14 |
Fruit and Vegetables | 9 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
Provisions, etc. | 15 | 19 | 3 | 17 |
Total | 27 | 17 | 1 | 13 |
Bakehouses.—There are 98 bakehouses in the Borough, 48 of
which are underground. Two hundred and sixty-two inspections of
bakehouses were made during the year and 29 notices were served
requiring the cleansing of walls and ceilings.
The following is a summary of the food premises in the Borough that are regulated by Statute, together with the number of inspections made:—
No of premises. | No. of Inspections made. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Artificial Cream Acts, 1929 | Artificial Cream Factories | 2 | 4 |
Factory and Workshops Acts, 1901-1907 | Bakehouses (above ground) | 50 | 260 |
Do. (below ground) | 48 | ||
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 | Wholesale Margarine Dealers | 36 | 36 |
Do. do. | Butter Factories | 1 | 8 |
Hackney Borough Council By-laws, 1927 | Market Streets with Food Stalls | .. | 302 |
London County Council By-laws, 1891 | S laughter -houses—Cattle | 12 | 483 |
Do. do. Poultry | 2 |