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Islington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1929
Offensive Trades include 4 tripe dressers, 2 gut scrapers, 1 fat melter and
gut scraper, and the knacker, which received a total of 52 visits. There was no
cause for complaint in the conduct of the business carried on in them.
Tabulation of meat and organs diseased as found in slaughter-houses during the year 1929:—
| No. of Cases. | Description of Animal Affected. | Nature of Disease. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ox | Tuberculosis | Liver, mediastinal glands, &c. | Council's Destructor. |
| 1 | Ox | Tuberculosis | Mediastinal glands only | „ „ |
| 1 | Ox | Tuberculosis | Lungs, bronchial glands and costal pleura. | „ „ |
| 66 | Oxen | Parasitic (Dis. Hep.) | Liver, or part | „ „ |
| 1 | Sheep | Parasitic (Dis Hep.) | Liver | „ „ |
| 5 | Oxen | Abscess (simple or multiple.) | Liver | „ „ |
Milkshops and Dairies.—At the close of the year there were 581 milkshops
and dairies on the register, 31 having been added to it, while 11 were
removed. The District Sanitary Inspectors paid 722 visits to them, and served
13 notices for the carrying out of various sanitary improvements and the cleansing
of dirty utensils.
THE MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922; THE MILK
(SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
During the year 1929, the follow ing applications were made for. licences under
the provisions of the above Order to enable the persons to sell Specially Designated
Milk :—
LICENCES GRANTED UNDER MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.
| Designation. | No. of applications | Number granted. | Amount of Fees received. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929. | 1929. | £ | s. | d. | |
| "Certified" | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| "Grade A." (Tuberculin tested) | 26 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| "Grade A." | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| "Pasteurized" (Dealer) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| "Pasteurized" (Pasteurizer) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| "Pasteurized" (Supplementary) | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | ||
| 50 | 50 | £18 | 7 | 0 | |
ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRUGS.
During the year 1,318 samples of foods and drugs, including 403 informal
samples, were submitted for analysis by Mr. Green, the Food and Drugs
Inspector, who purchased the samples for submission to our Analyst, Mr. A.
1 inchin, B.Sc. Of the total samples 1,191 were reported to be genuine and 127
adulterated, or 9.6 per cent. This percentage is 3.6 above the previous year, and
2.6 above the average rate during the preceding 10 years.