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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
Battersea 1923
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1923
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Protection of the Food Supply.
| Food. | Quantity. | Food. | Quantity. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabs | 6 stone. | Apples | 100 cases. |
| Hake | 1 box. | 2 bushels. | |
| Herrings | 2 boxes. | Brussels tops | 20 ½-bags. |
| Kippers | 8 boxes. | Strawberries | 56 3-lb. baskets |
| Mussels | 1 bag. | Tomatoes | 11 bundles. |
| 1 sack. | 8 boxes. | ||
| Plaice | 3½ stone. | ||
| 1 case. | |||
| 21 lbs. | |||
| Skate | 2 boxes. | Wheat | 5 38/496qrs. |
| 2 stone. | 488 lbs. | ||
| Whelks | 1 bag. | ||
| Whiting | 6 stone. | ||
Cow-houses.
There is only one licensed cow-house remaining in the Borough,
situate at 17 Wiseton Road.
Slaughterhouses.
There are now only two slaughterhouses remaining in the
Borough.
These premises are kept under systematic inspection, and
during the year 1923, 303 inspections were made by the Council's
inspector. The carcases of 991 animals (oxen 89, calves 15, sheep
552 and pigs 335) were examined after slaughter.
Butchers' Shops.
The number of butchers' shops in the Borough at the beginning
of the year 1923 was 85. Three new shops were opened during the
year, making a total of 88 butchers' premises carrying on business at
the end of the year.
All butchers' shops in the Borough are systematically inspected,
and, in the main, they are well kept and provided with cold storage
facilities. During the year 1,169 inspections of these premises were
carried out by the Council's food inspector.