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Fulham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
There is now one licensed slaughter-house in the Borough. No slaughtering having
taken place in the second slaughter-house since October, 1934, and the premises not complying
in all respects with the Regulations, no licence was issued for 1935.
Four slaughter-men were licensed for the year 1935 by the Council under the provisions
of the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
The following is a summary of the work performed in connection with the slaughterhouse
by Mr. Hutchinson, in whose district it is situated.
Visits 91
Animals inspected 383 sheep.
Meat condemned 22 pairs of lungs.
3 livers (G lbs.).
The lungs were condemned on account of abscesses and strangulosis and
the livers on account of abscesses.
REGISTRATION OF PREMISES UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE LONDON COUNTY
COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1932.
At the end of 1935, 219 premises were on the Register relating to the sale or manufacture of ice cream, as follows:—
| Premises registered for manufacture, storage and sale of ice cream | 86 |
| Premises registered for the storage and sale of ice cream | 119 |
| Premises registered for the manufacture and storage of ice cream | 10 |
| Premises registered only for the manufacture of ice cream | 4 |
| 219 |
PRESERVED FOOD.
At the end of the year there were 97 premises on the Register relating to the
preparation for sale of preserved foods.
| The under-mentioned articles of food, examined at the request of the owners, were condemned and destroyed during the year:— | ||
| 1 Australian Lamb. | 15½ lbs. of Bacon. | |
| 2 Stone of Cods' Roes. | 773 Tins of Tinned Fruit, | |
| 4 Stone of Hake fillets. | 9 Tins of Ham. | |
| 2 Stone of Skate. | 1 Tin of Salmon. | |
| 25 Tins Corned Beef. | ¾ Case of Pomegranates. | |
| 9 Stone Skate wings. | 30 Boxes of Dutch beans. | |
| 4 Stone of Cod fillets. | 327 Baskets of Pears. | |
| 2 Chickens. | 1½ Tons of potatoes. | |
In addition to the above voluntarily surrendered food, 1½ lbs. of mushrooms and
124 lbs. of butterbeans were seized and destroyed.
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925
No notices were received from Port Sanitary Authorities under these Regulations
during the year.