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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 1916
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1916
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Offensive Trades.—Twelve visits of inspection were made by
Inspector Bobbitt to the only offensive trade premises in the
Borough, viz. : a tripe boiler.
Slaughter-houses.—-The number of slaughter-houses in the
Borough at the end of 1916 was 20. Inspector Bobbitt reports that
he made 293 visits of inspection to these during that period, during
which he examined the carcases and organs of 183 oxen, 1,879 sheep
or lambs, 20 pigs and 8 calves and found the following parts and
organs diseased, viz.:—
Six ox and four sheep livers affected with distomatosis.
Seven ox livers affected with abscess.
Four sheep plucks affected with parasitic cysts.
On the 7th of October, the Public Health Committee made their
annual visit to the slaughter-houses of the Borough. These were
all found in a satisfactory condition.
The following statement refers to the milk-places, cow-sheds, slaughter-houses and offensive trades in the Borough:—
| Premises. | Number of Places. | Number of Inspections, 1916. | Number of Notices, 1916. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1915. | Added in 1916. | Removed in 1916. | On Register at end of 1916. | ||||
| Milk premises | 296 | 7 | 11 | 292 | 1,696 | 3 | — |
| Cow-sheds | 15 | — | — | 15 | 190 | 1 | — |
| Slaughter-houses | 20 | — | — | 20 | 293 | — | — |
| Other offensive trade premises | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Preserved Provision Factories.—During the year 1916, I was
requested by the Food Department of the Local Government
Board to keep under periodical inspection, the food manufactories