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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
Hackney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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A butcher and poulterer was prosecuted for failing to observe due
cleanliness and was fined 40s., with £9 9s. costs.
The installation of refrigerators is now common, and most of
the shops are provided with this means for the storage of meat.
Eighty-one visits were made to the food factories in the
Borough. The premises generally were found to be in a clean
condition and the meat sound and free from disease. Four notices
were served for contraventions of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1928.
Unsound food.—The following foodstuffs were examined and
condemned by the Council's Food Inspectors and surrendered to
the Council for destruction in accordance with Section 47 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
227 turkeys.
100 quails.
56 pigeons.
103 rabbits.
83 boxes kippers.
Tinned salmon.
8 lb. prawns.
4½ cwt. dried mushrooms.
3 qrs. apples.
142 cases pears.
10 cwt. chestnuts.
2 qrs. 10 lbs. tomatoes.
2 cwt. pickled cucumbers.
Tinned fruits.
3,500 eggs.
56 lbs. butter.
24 lbs. cheese.
Tinned milk.
7 cwt. 21 lbs. confectionery.
The weight of the foodstuffs condemned was:—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, bacon, rabbits and poultry | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Fish | 2 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 2 | 15 | — | 21 |
| Provisions, etc. | 5 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | — | 27 |
Bakehouses.—There are 98 bakehouses in the Borough, 48 of
which are underground. Two hundred and sixty-nine inspections
of bakehouses were made during the year and 21 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