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FOOD SUPERVISION. 101
FOOD SUPERVISION.
Slaughterhouses.—Seven slaughterhouses were in use during the year, situate as described
below.
Bishop's Mews, No. 1. Chippenham Mews, No. 18.
Edgware Road, No. 275. Harrow Road, No. 125.
Portsdown Mews (No. 249, Maida Vale). Southwick Mews, No. 15.
Upper Brook Mews, No. 6.
The Inspector was present at the slaughterhouses on 447 (479) occasions when killing was
in progress, and examined the carcases of 64 (104) bullocks, 7 (11) calves, and 4,303 (4,550)
sheep. The following organs were destroyed under his supervision—
Sheep. Livers, 6—parasitic 2, and abscess 4.
Bullocks. Livers, 5—parasitic 4, and abscess 1.
Head and tongue, 1—actinomycosis.
This is the first occasion on which tuberculosis does not appear among the conditions giving
rise to destruction of meat at the slaughterhouses.
The slaughterhouses were specially inspected by the Medical Officer of Health in the
autumn, after receipt of the notices of " Intention to apply " for renewal of the licences. The
premises were found to be clean and well kept, and no objections were offered to the renewals.
Food Purveyors.
There were 610 places on the Register of Food Purveyors, the numbers of each trade
being as here given—
Butchers 81 Milkshops, Dairies 120
„ Pork 20 Refreshment houses 112
Fishmongers 31 Fried fish, Sausages 27
Game, Poultry 11 Ice cream makers, vendors 124
Fruiterers, Greengrocers 71 Margarine dealers 13
In addition there are 7 places where fish.curing is carried on, 8 where sausages and saveloys
are made, and 2 (factories) where artificial ice is produced.
The costermongers' stalls in the Borough are inspected at least twice each Saturday, and
such as take pitches on other days in the week, daily. Below is given a tabulated statement
of the numbers of inspections (total 1,034) reported by the Inspector.
Butchers'shops (all kinds) 463 Milkshops 168
Greengrocers'shops 13 Restaurants, &c. 206
Fishmongers' shops 12 Ice cream shops and barrows 114
Fried fish shops 58
(Note.—Inspections of coster barrows are not included in the above figures.)
Besides inspections for the purposes of the Public Health (London) Act (including discovery
of unsound food) all the above premises are subject to special provisions of the London County
Council (General Powers) Acts. Inspections made under the latter Acts are not included in the
above figures.
Milk Supply.
There is only one cowshed in the Borough, that at—
Star Street, No. 39, is licensed for 10 cows (usual number, 5).
The shed is visited periodically by the Inspector, but the effective control is vested in the
County Council. The shed is always clean and in good condition when visited.
Dairies and Milkshops.—At the end of 1911 there were 120 names of milk vendors on the
Register. Three new milk vendors were added, and 3 removed. One application for registration
was refused during the year. Five businesses were transferred to new proprietors. The