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Lewisham 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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PHARMACY AND POISONS
The names of twelve persons were entered on the Council's list of persons entitled to
sell poisons in Part II of the poisons list and the names of 121 persons previously
registered were retained on the register. 133 visits were paid by the public health
inspectors in connection with the granting and renewal of the licences.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND SLAUGHTERMEN
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough and no licences were issued to
slaughtermen.
OFFENSIVE TRADES
There are no offensive trades carried on in the Borough.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
During the year there were 18 cases of legal proceedings for infringement of various Acts, as follows:—
| Number of cases | Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s | d | s | d | ||||
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 13 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 8 | 0 |
| Public Health Act, 1936 | 5 | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 8 | 0 |
REGISTRATION OF FOOD PREMISES
New registrations in 1970 and the total, including previous years, are shown in the table below:—
| Type | 1970 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sale and storage of icecream | 24 | 539 |
| Manufacture of icecream | 1 | 15 |
| Fish frying | 1 | 54 |
| Fish curing | — | 16 |
| Preparation or manufacture of sausages | 1 | 116 |
| Preparation or manufacture of potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food | 7 | 207 |
UNSOUND FOOD
Approximately 256 tons of food were surrendered as unfit for human consumption
and dealt with by the Council's food inspectors. This included meat, fruit-pulp,
fish, vegetables, etc.
Some of the spoiling was caused by refrigerator breakdowns.
CONTINENTAL GOODS DEPOT, HITHER GREEN
Imports of perishable food from the Continent through the Continental Freight
Depot continues, and a small amount of food, mostly meat, has been exported.
We are concerned insofar as unfit food or meat, without proper documents, may be
imported, in which case we have to ensure that it is either destroyed, not used for
human consumption or re-exported. It may be necessary to contact wholesalers and
various local authorities if it is intended for distribution elsewhere. The amount
of unfit food was small.
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