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To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to submit my report for 1907.
FOOD INSPECTION.
I made 528 visits to the market streets during the year, and procured 100
samples of food under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts; 79 visits were made
to premises where food was exposed for sale, or in course of preparation for
sale. The milkshops and dairies were visited quarterly ; slaughter houses and
ice cream places weekly, and cowsheds fortnightly.
The following food was destroyed at the Dust Destructor as being unfit for
human consumption.
cwt. coal fish
1¾ cwt. skate.
10 stones of dates.
1 trunk fresh haddocks.
3 tubs of raspberries.
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.— I took 16 samples of milk for bacteriological
examination, the samples being taken in sterilized bottles and packed
in ice; where procured at a cowshed they' were drawn direct from the cow into
the bottle, when purchased at a shop "nursery milk" was asked for.
Periodical Inspections.— I made the usual inspections of Bakehouses, Tenement
Houses, Workshops, Factories, &c., and served notices where necessary.
I am,
Yours obediently,
W. G. Auger.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to submit my report for the year ended 31st December, 1907.
Markets.— The market streets, costers' barrows, stalls, fish-shops, and curing
premises were inspected daily; 2047 inspections were made, and the following
articles of food were destroyed as unfit for human food :—
1 carcass of beef (126 stones).
1 cwt. mussels.
200 oysters.
4 rabbits.
12 lbs. of fruit
Food Makers.— I made 496 inspections of premises where food-stuffs are
made, such as polonies, sausages, pies, etc., and found the meat and other
ingredients used sound and wholesome, and the premises generally clean.
Slaughter-houses.— There are 12 slaughter-houses in my division which I
inspected 283 times and found them kept in accordance with the regulations
of the London County Council. I examined a large number of animals
slaughtered, and found them free from disease and generally of first-class
quality.