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Islington 1916
Sixty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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65 [1916
INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION OF FOOD AND PLACES
WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED.
Food—Inspection of.—Inspector Wilkinson reports that during the
year he has paid 1,332 visits to the 22 Slaughter Houses now on the register,
and that he has ascertained that 30,740 animals were killed therein, namely:—
843 oxen, 3 calves, and 29,894 sheep and lambs. These were mostly found of
very good quality and very free from disease.
The total amount of unsound or diseased meat, fish, fruit, and other food
destroyed was 1 ton 0 cwts. 0 qrs. 10 lbs. The diseases which affected animal
food are set out in detail on p. 66.
Shops, etc., Inspection of.—The number of shops, etc., where
foodstuffs are sold varies somewhat from time to time, but may be approximated
for the year as follows :—
Butchers, provision dealers, etc., 196, meat and rabbit stalls 6, food preparation establishments 14, fish shops 85, fish stalls 5, fruit shops 188, and about 30 fruit stalls and barrows. To these a total of 13,890 visits were made, apportioned as under, viz. :—
| Butchers, Provision Dealers, etc., Shops . | 7,049 visits. | |
| Food Preparation Establishments | 306 „ | |
| Butcher and Provision Stalls | 405 „ | |
| Fish Shops | 1,712 „ | |
| „ Stalls | 189 „ | |
| Fruit Shops | 2,994 „ | |
| „ Stalls | 1,235 „ | |
| Total | 13,890 visits. | |
Cowhouses.—There are 4 cowhouses, but only two are actually in use
in the borough, and these were visited upon 42 occasions. They were
generally found to be satisfactory.
Offensive Trades.—The 4 tripe boilers, 2 gut scrapers and the knacker's
yard received 114 visits during the year. One tripe boiling establishment was
licensed during the year.