Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Packages of fish were surrendered on nine occasions during
1935 and certificates were issued stating that the article of food
was found to be unfit for human consumption and had been
destroyed.
Fried Fish Shops.
In recent years the number of fried fish shops in the Borough
has increased considerably.
At the end of 1935 there were 99 of these premises. The Food
Inspector made 424 inspections of these shops to ensure that the
By-laws made by the London County Council were being observed,
and that the fish was sound and fit for human consumption.
Twenty-six notices were served during the year.
Restaurants and Eating Houses.
The work of inspecting restaurant kitchens to ensure that a
reasonable standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchens is
entrusted to the Food Inspector. Twenty-three notices were
served during the year in respect of unsatisfactory conditions
existing at certain of these premises.
Slaughterhouses.
There are two licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough and the
Inspector paid 101 visits to these premises during the year.
The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, provide that
no person may slaughter any animal without giving prior notice
of such intention to the Sanitary Authority.
A summary showing the number of animals slaughtered and inspected by the Council's Food Inspector at these slaughterhouses during 1935 appears in the following table.
Month. | Cattle. | Sheep. Lambs. | Pigs. | Calves. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 5 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 58 |
February | 3 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
March | 4 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
April | 4 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 44 |
May | 3 | 43 | – | 3 | 49 |
June | 3 | 32 | – | 3 | 38 |
July | 2 | 15 | – | 2 | 19 |
August | 3 | 42 | – | 2 | 47 |
Sptember | 2 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 45 |
October | 3 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 49 |
November | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 43 |
December | 5 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 59 |
Totals | 40 | 350 | 100 | 31 | 521 |
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