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Battersea 1912
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912
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The Protection of the Food Supply.
During 1911 the food supply was, as in past years, carefully
supervised. The work has comprised meat inspection and seizure,
registration of milk vendors, and the strict supervision of all milk
shops in the Borough. Attention has also been given to the
sanitation of bakehouses (vide section of report dealing with the
administration of Factory and Workshop Act), and to premises
wherein food is prepared, e.g., sausages, potted meats, &c. Other
premises in which the sale and preparation of food in various
ways is carried on, such as ice-cream, restaurant kitchens,
butchers' shops, &c., have been visited and systematically inspected
by the Council's Officers.
| Food. | Quantity. | Where Purchased. |
|---|---|---|
| Apples | 1 barrel | Covent Garden Market |
| Broccoli Tops | 2 bags | Borough Market |
| BrusselsSprouts | 30 lbs. | Covent Garden Market |
| Cocoanuts | 50 | Spitalfields Market |
| Codling | 1 trunk | Billingsgate Market |
| Haddock | 2 boxes | „ „ |
| „ (Dried) | 1 box | „ „ |
| Herrings | 1 „ | „ „ |
| „ | 1 kit | „ „ |
| „ (Salted) | 1 barrel | „ „ |
| „ | 1 case | „ „ |
| Mackerel | 1 box | „ „ |
| Mixed Fish | 1 „ | „ „ |
| Mussels | 1 bag | „ „ |
| Oranges | 1 box | Spitalfields Market |
| Plaice | 1 „ | Billingsgate Market |
| „ | 11½ stone | „ „ |
| „ | 2 boxes | „ „ |
| Roe | 2 „ | „ „ |
| Tomatoes | 3 bundles | Covent Garden Market |
| „ | 7 | „ „ |
| „ | 1 bundle | „ „ |
| „ | 8 bundles | „ „ |
| Turnips | ½ bag | „ „ |
| Whelks | 1 „ | Billingsgate Market |
| Whiting | 1 trunk | „ „ |
| Winkles | 1 bag | „ „ |