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Holborn 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
The Orders under the above Act now in force provide for the marking of the
following imported foodstuffs to show their origin :—
1. Fresh Apples.
2. Raw Tomatoes.
3. Eggs (hen or duck eggs in shell).
4. Dried Eggs.
5. Currants, Sultanas and Raisins.
6. Oat Products (oatmeal, rolled oats, oat flour and groats).
7. Honey.
8. Salmon or Sea Trout, frozen or chilled.
9. Butter.
10. Bacon and ham.
11. Dead poultry.
12. Frozen beef, mutton, lamb, pork and veal; chilled beef; salted
beef and pork; boneless beef and veal; edible offals.
During the year under review 315 inspections under the Orders in force were
made by the Inspectors appointed for the purposes of the Act, resulting in the
detection of 32 breaches of the Orders. In 31 of these cases the breach was
remedied following a verbal caution from the Inspector, while in the remaining
case it was found necessary to address a cautionary letter to the offender before
compliance with the particular Order in question could be secured.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932.
Registration of Food Premises.
At the date of the preparation of this report 43 premises were registered in accordance with the requirements of the Act, for the purposes shown below:—
| Sausages | 19 |
| Preserved meat | 20 |
| Pickled meat | 7 |
| Preserved fish | 1 |
All the premises concerned were carefully inspected prior to registration.
Notification of Food Poisoning.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932, requires medical
practitioners to notify all cases of food poisoning occurring in their practice. This
early information enables prompt measures to be taken for dealing with any
suspected source of infection. Information of all cases in the County of London
is distributed to medical officers of health by the London County Council.
No case of food poisoning was notified in Holborn during 1935.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
One application was received and granted from a slaughterman for renewal
of licence to slaughter under Section 3 of the Act.