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Islington 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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MILK (Special Designations) REGULATIONS 1936-1945
During the year 1043 the following applications were made for licences under
the provisions of the above Regulations, to enable the persons to sell specially
Designated Milk-
Designation
No. of applications
made and granted.
Tuberculin Tested (Dealer)
25
Tuberculin Tested (Supplementary)
4
Accredited (Dealer)
-
Accredited (Supplementary)
-
Pasteurised (Pasteuriser)
1
Pasteurised (Dealer)
64
Pasteurised (Supplementary)
6
100
UNDER GROUND BANKEHOUSES:
No. of Premises 69
" " Routine Inspections 132
" " Intimation Notices served 18
PHARMACY & POISONS ACTS. .
No. of visits made 497
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938
No. of visits made for inspection of food 721
Visits made to shops etc. - During the year 195 visits were paid to various
shops, stalls, etc.
(For other visits see item see Inspector of Meat and Other Foods.)
Total weight of food condemned wa:s-
18 tons 4 cwts. 1 qr. 21.lbs. ???.
(See also item under Meat and Other. Foods).
RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911, etc.
During the year 7 visits were made to premises to ascertain if rag flock was
being sold. No sales were being made or rag flock being used.
MEAT AND OTHER FOOD:
The Inspector of Meat and Other Foods (Mr. A.W.Haydock) reports that during the
year six private slaughter houses fox the preparation, of butchers' meat held licences
but one was permanently closed in October. Owing to the control of meat supplies by
the Ministry of Food no slaughtering of animals was carried on at these premises.
One slaughter house for the slaughter of horses for human consumption was
licensed. This was visited 42 times and 508 horses were slaughtered during the year.
Food destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its use for human
consumption totalled 9 tons, 16 cwts., 1 qr. 4 lbs.
(See also item under Food & Drugs Act, 1938).
VISITS MADE TO SHOPS ETC., BY THE INSPECTOR OF MEAT AND OTHER FOODS WERE FOLLOWS:
During the year 754 visits were paid to various food shops, markets, stalls, etc,
(See also item under Food & Drugs Act, 1938).
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT -ANTHRAX ORDER, 1928:
On no occasion during the Year was the above order, relating to animals,
applied in the Borough.
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