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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.— Sixteen applications for the
renewal of slaughtermen's licences were received and granted during
the year.
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 180 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936:—
Meat, Poultry, Game and Fruit and Vegetables:
Provisions :
Bacon, 1 ton 1 qr. 14 lbs. Apricots, 197 boxes.
,, (tinned hocks) 1 cwt. 24 lbs. Mushrooms, 2 boxes.
Corned beef, 6 lbs. Peaches, 20 trays.
Fowls, 3. Peas (tinned), 3 cases.
Liver (tinned), 20 lbs. Plums, 2 cases.
Meat, 6 cwts. 3 lbs. Tomatoes, 76 boxes.
Meat paste, 10 lbs.
Rabbits, 28.
Fish:
Catfish, 4 boxes.
Cod fillets, 14 boxes.
Dabs,1 box.
Kippers, 58 boxes.
Skate, 7 boxes.
Smoked fillets, 5 boxes.
The weight of the foodstuffs condemned or surrendered, including the diseased meat condemned at the slaughterhouses, was:—
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, Poultry, Game and Provisions | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Fish | — | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 1 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
During the year there were four instances in which unsound
food deposited for sale was seized by the Food Inspectors and
condemnation by a magistrate secured.