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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
Woolwich 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich
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The Slaughterhouses are subject to systematic inspection, in
addition to which they are constantly seen during the inspection
of unsound or diseased meat. The slaughterhouse belonging to
the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society is the one most extensively
used in the Borough.
TABLE 21.
List of Slaughterhouses.
| No. | Name of Owner. | Situation. |
|---|---|---|
| l | Harry Chaston | 168, High Street, Eltham |
| 2 | H. Reed & Co., Ltd. | 6, High Street, Plumstead |
| 3 | William Francis Bartlett | Rear of 14, Church Street, Woolwich |
| 4 | H. Reed & Co., Ltd. | Love Lane (rear of Wellington Street), Woolwich |
| 5 | James & George Mitchell | 25, Hare Street, Woolwich |
| 6 | Hedley Vicars | 30, Hare Street, Woolwich |
| 7 | H. Reed & Co., Ltd. | 38, Plumstead Common Road, Plumstead |
| 8 | Henry Fretter | 33, Herbert Road, Plumstead |
| 9 | Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society | Bostal Farm, Plumstead |
There was not a large amount of Ice Cream manufactured in
the Borough, due to the shortage of sugar, but an allowance of
sugar was granted to six ice cream makers. The list of ice
cream premises is still being maintained.