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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Protection of Food Supply.
| Food. | Quantity. | Food. | Quantity. |
|---|---|---|---|
Food Poisoning.
Under Section 182 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
medical practitioners are required to notify to the Medical Officer
of Health of the district cases of persons under their care suffering
or suspected to be suffering from food poisoning.
No such case was notified to the Medical Officer of Health
during the year.
Slaughterhouses and Knackers' Yards.
The duty of licensing knackers and slaughterers of cattle and
horses, and the premises used by them, was transferred to the
Metropolitan Borough Councils in 1933.
The only remaining slaughter-house in Battersea is at No. 345
Battersea Park Road, at which a few animals are slaughtered from
time to time.
The licence of these premises was renewed by the Council
in June, and the application of two slaughtermen for the renewal
of their licences under the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933, was
granted in December, 1937.
This slaughter-house was kept under systematic inspection by
the staff, and during the year 68 inspections were made by the
Council's inspector. The carcases of 37 sheep were examined after
slaughter.