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Hampstead 1914

Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Restaurant Kitchens, etc. —con.
No. 7 (PrioRy) Ward— 98, Finchley Road.
121, Abbey Hoad. 115, do.
21, Alexandra Road. 133a, do.
203, Belsize Road. 169a, do.
264, do. 34, High Road, Kilburn.
274, do. 48, do. do.
36, Boundary Road. 12, Swiss Terrace. (15)
114, do. —
65, Fairfax Road. Total
Meat Inspection, etc.
The meat supply of the Borough is good, and it is very seldom that
unsound meat is seized by or surrendered to the sanitary inspectors.
Slaughterhouses.
The licensed slaughterhouses, four iu number, were regularly
inspected during the year, the number of inspections being 43.
The quarterly limewashing has been carried out.
During the year in the course of inspections the following matters
requiring attention were remedied immediately upon their being brought
to the notice of the occupiers :—
Ceiling dilapidated, 1.
W ater-closet defective, 1.
Water-closets foul, 2.
Accumulation of refuse, 1.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The number of samples taken for analysis under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts during the year was 512, and the number certified by
the Public Analyst to be adulterated was 32, or 6.2 per cent, of the total
number. The corresponding percentage in 1913 was 3.7; in 1912, 2 3.
In addition, 12 samples were certified to be of low quality.
411 samples were purchased from Ilampstead tradesmen, and 10
from persons residing without, but trading within the Borough. The
percentage of adulterated samples in these two classes were 3.6 and 161
respectively.
Six samples were taken on Hampstead Heath on Bank Holidays,
and of these, 1 was adulterated and 1 was of low quality.