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Bethnal Green 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Slaughterhouses.
There are two licensed slaughterhouses in the
Borough, situated at :—
294, Bethnal Green Road.
354, Bethnal Green Road.
11 visits were made to slaughterhouses by the
Food Inspector.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
The number of animals killed at the slaughterhouses
was as follows :—
Lambs .... .... .... 8
Pigs 22
No carcases or offal were condemned.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Two slaughtermen have been licensed under
this Act.
Slaughterers of Poultry.
There are 8 slaughterhouses for poultry in use, all
of them situated in the West ward of the Borough :
271 visits were paid to them during the year, no
notices being served for insanitary conditions.
UNSOUND FOOD.
In addition to the special inspections of slaughterhouses
and other premises where food is prepared or
sold, the Food Inspectors keep stalls and market
places under regular supervision, particularly during
the week-end. The District Sanitary Inspectors
also keep general observation in the course of their
duties.