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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
St Pancras 1943
Annual report (abridged) on the Health of the Borough for the year 1943
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Milk Supply
Premises on the Register at the end of the year:-
| Dairies | 148 |
| Itinerant purveyors | 67 |
| Sealed conrainers only | 218 |
The Inspectors made 670 visits and, 291 formal samples
were taken and submitted for analysis
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936 to 1942
The number of licences granted during 1943 were:-
| Licences | Supplementary licences |
|---|---|
| Tuberculin tested 17 | 7 |
| Accredited 1 | - |
| Pasteurised 39 | 11 |
Meat and Other Foods
( i) Public Health (Meat) Regulations 1924
Periodical visits of inspection were made as
follows:-
Slaughter Houses - 8
Meat Depots - - 262
Butchers' Shops & Meat Stalls - 621
Prepared Meat premises - 331
(ii) Inspection of Other premises where Food is
prepared or offered for Sale
The Food Inspectors have continued to keep all such
premises under regular and frequent observation, 755
inspections being made for this purpose.
Adulterations &c.
A total of 800 Samples (396 formal and 404 informal)
were sent for analysis, of which l6 formal and 11 informal
were found to be adulterated.
Prosecutions in 8 cases were undertaken under the
Food & Drugs Act 1938.