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St Pancras 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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The following articles of food have been removed from the district and
destroyed, being unsound and unfit, for food: —
14 rolls of celery.
4 cwt. of codfish.
6 tons 5 cwt. of carrots.
14 lbs. of dabs.
stone codfish and plaice,
and small quantities of fruit and meat.
Food Makers.—I made 410 visits of the premises where sausages, ice cream,
tripe, etc., are made, and generally found the premises satisfactory and the
food sound. There were several instances, however, where ice cream utensils
were dirty, and the rooms where ice cream was made were not iu accordance
with the by-laws. In each case I cautioned the owners, and en subsequent
inspections found improvements.
Licensed Slaughter-houses.—There are five slaughter-houses in my district.
I made 224 inspections, and generally found the premises clean and kept in
accordance with the by-laws. During these visits I saw 447 sheep, 89 bullocks.
123 pigs, 42 lambs and calves killed and dressed, and such organs as on
examination were found to be diseased I had removed by the written request of
the owners under Sub-section 8 of Section 47 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891.

The following Table shows the number of animals and organs found to be diseased, nature of disease, etc.: —

No.Description of Carcass.Disease.Where Affected.How disposed of.
2BullocksTuberculosisLiversDestroyed by burning at the Dust Destructor.
2Lungs„ „
1Head„ „
2Livers„ „

Licensed Cow-sheds.—I paid 52 visits to the licensed cow-sheds and found
them satisfactory.
Milkshops.—I made 542 inspections of milkshops, and with few exceptions
found the milk vessels clean. During these visits I found 29 persons selling
milk without being registered in accordance with the Dairies, Cowsheds, and
Milkshops Orders.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—I obtained 325 samples of articles of food and
drugs and submitted them to the Public Analyst for analysis under these Acts,
43 of which were adulterated. Of the samples of milk, 33 were taken