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Bethnal Green 1919

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1919

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On 78 occasions during the year unsound food has
been surrendered by the owners to the Food Inspector,
and destroyed as trade refuse.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
Cowsheds.—There were at the end of 1919 twelve
licensed cowsheds in the Borough as in the previous
year. They have been kept under inspection by the
Inspectors, 74 inspections having been made during the
year.
Milkshops and Dairies are dealt with on pages
26 and 27.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
There were 3 licensed slaughter houses in the
Borough at the end of 1919.
Eighteen visits were made to slaughter houses by
the Food Inspector during the year.
RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911.
No samples were taken under this Act during 1919.