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To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to report on my work in the Northern and Eastern Divisions of the
Borough for the year ended December 31st, 1911, as Inspector of Food and
Food Places.
Markets.—I made 1,923 inspections of the various market places, including
butchers, pork butchers, fishmongers, and greengrocers shops and stalls, and
made applications when necessary to the magistrates sitting at the Police
Courts to condemn and order to destroy certain unsound food.
The following articles were removed and destroyed from my district, being
unfit for the food of man, in cases where the food was not seized it was removed
at the request of the owners in writing under Sub-section 8 of Section 47 of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 : —
2 cwt. 0 qrs. 10 lbs. Beef and Mutton.
8 cwt. of Potatoes.
14 cwt. 0 qrs. 12 lbs. Plums.
300 Lemons.
5 boxes of Oranges.
1 box of Apples.
1½cwt. of Skate.
½ cwt of Coal fish.
10 boxes of Kippers.
12 Fowls.
Foodmakers.—I made 338 visits to the premises where sausages, tripe, &c.
are made and found the premises generally satisfactory, utensils clean, and the
food sound.
Licemed Slaughter-homes.—There are 4 slaughter-houses in my district, I
made 222 inspections, during which I saw a large number of sheep, bullocks,
pigs, and lambs killed and dressed, and such organs, as on examination, were
found to be diseased I had removed on the written request of the owners under
Sub-section 8 of Section 17 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, viz.:—
3 bullock's lungs, 1 bullock's liver and heart affected with Tuberculosis, 1
bullock's liver affected with an abscess, 1 sheep's carcase and organs wet and
emaciated, these were destroyed by burning at the dust destructor.
Licensed Cowsheds.—I paid 53 visits to the cowsheds and found them
satisfactory and the By-laws generally observed.
Milkshops.—I made 460 inspections of milkshops, and with few exceptions
found the milk vessels clean. During these visits I found several persons
selling milk without being registered in accordance with the Dairies,
Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders.
Sate of Food and Drugss Acts.—I obtained 325 samples of food and drugs,
and submitted them to the Public Analyst for analysis under these Acts,
32 of which were adulterated. Of the samples of milk, 18 were taken
promiscuously at the St. Pancras (M.R.), Kentish Town (M.R.), and King's
Cross (G.N.R) Stations, and none were found to be adulterated.