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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 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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Protection of the Food Supply.
| Food. | Quantity. | Food. | Quantity. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chats | 1 trunk. | Apples | 2 barrels. |
| Haddock | 1 trunk. | Bananas | 2 crates. |
| 12 stones. | Potatoes | 3 bags. | |
| Haddock roes | 14 lbs. | Tomatoes | 19 bundles. |
| Herrings | 4 boxes. | ||
| Kippers | 5 boxes. | ||
| Mussels | 1 large bag. | Corned Beef | 8 6-1b. tins. |
| Plaice | 1 box. | Lamb | 1. |
| Whelks | 1 bag. | Pigs | 3 (small). |
| Whiting | 1 trunk. | Rabbits | 36. |
| Winkles | 2 bags. | ||
| 25 lbs. and 198 small. | |||
| Jam | 4 gross jars. | ||
| Wheat | 522 lbs. |
A quantity of unsound jam, amounting to four gross 1-lb.
jars, was brought to the Public Health Department and surrendered
by the retailer. The jam was condemned at the South-Western
Police Court as unfit for human food, and proceedings were taken
against the wholesale vendor, but the summons could not be
served as the defendant had abscorided.
Cow-houses.
There is only one licensed cow-house remaining in the Borough,
situate at 17 Wiseton Road.
Slaughter-houses.
There are now only two slaughterhouses remaining in the
Borough.
These premises are kept under systematic inspection, and
during the year 1924, 333 inspections were made by the Council's
inspector. The carcases of 1,075 animals (oxen 112, calves 27,
sheep 571 and pigs 365 were examined after slaughter.