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

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SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION.

	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary	Total

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REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. St. Pancras Town Hall, Euston Road, N.W.1.

St. Pancras Sub-District.	Registrar.	Day and Hour of Fixed Attendance.

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The borough is about 4 miles long, extending from near Oxford Street in the south Highgate in the north, and averages about a mile in width.

	Acres.

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Climatological Summary, Year 1949. Station, Camden Square, N.W.1—Lat. 51° 33' N. Long. 0° 08' W.

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December

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Net registered live births 2,290

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Marriages. The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough since 1939, and the marriage rates for those years.

Year.	C. of E.	R.C.	Chapels.	Superintendent Registrar's Office.	Total Marriages.	Estimated Population.	Marriage Rate per 1,000 Population.

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Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. Telephone

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Day Nurseries. Telephone

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Hospitals in the Borough. (There are no disclaimed hospitals in the Borough.)

Name and Address of Hospital.	Telephone Number.	Authority under which Functioning.	Number of Beds.

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School Treatment Centres in St. Pancras.

(By appointment only.	Application in first instance to Divisional Treatment Organiser.)

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Ambulances may be summoned as follows :—

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The civilian population, as estimated by the Registrar-General, mid-1949, was :—141,330. Comparable estimates for preceding years are set out on page 26.

	M.	F.	Total.	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION—1949

Causes of death	Under 1 year	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Totals
Causes of death	Under 1 year	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	M	F

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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1949 from stated causes with Age and Ward distribution.

Cause of death	Age											Deaths in each Ward																No address		Totals
	Under 1 day	1 day to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	Total Deaths under 1 year	1		2 .		3		4		5		6		7		8		No address		Totals
	Under 1 day	1 day to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	Total Deaths under 1 year	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M F		M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age, from stated causes, since 1939.

	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949

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Vital Statistics of Borough of St. Pancras since 1918.

Year	Population estimated at middle of each year	Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough		Nett deaths belonging to the borough
		Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough		At all ages		Under 1 year of age		Under 4 weeks.
		Number	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population	Number	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population	Number	Rate per 1.000 nett live births	Number	Rate per 1,000 nett live births.

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Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children.

Year.	Number (Illegitimates in brackets.)	Rate per 1,000 births (live and still).	Number.	Rate per cent, of live births.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births.

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Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1949.

	Ages.							Conditions.			Wards.
	15.20.	20-25.	25-30.	30-35.	35—40.	40-45.	45 and up.	Married.	Single.	Widowed.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	No Address.

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Deaths from Puerperal Causes in 1949.

	Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.	Total.

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Comparable figures for preceding years:— Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.

Year.	Sepsis.	Other Causes.	Total.	Sepsis.	Other Causes.	Total.

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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF ST. PANCRAS RESIDENTS DURING 1949.

Situation of Disease.	Ages.										Totals		Wards.																No Address.
	Ages.										Totals		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		No Address.
	0-15.	15-20.	20-25.	25-35.	35—45.	45-55.	55-65.	65-75.	75-85.	85 and up.	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1918 to 1949—

Year.	Cancer.	Tuberculosis.	Heart Disease.	Pneumonia, (all forms).	Bronchitis.	Population.

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Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1949.

	Under 1 year		1-2 years		2-5 years		5-10 years		10-15 years		15-20 years		20-25 years		25-35 years		35-45 years		45-55 years		55-65 years		65-75 years		75 and upwards		Wards																No address		Total
	Under 1 year		1-2 years		2-5 years		5-10 years		10-15 years		15-20 years		20-25 years		25-35 years		35-45 years		45-55 years		55-65 years		65-75 years		75 and upwards		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		No address		Total

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Deaths from Tuberculosis—All ages.

		Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated population.

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Comparable figures for preceding years:—

Year.	No. of Deaths.	Rate.

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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1949 (with 1948 comparison). Showing number of revised diagnosis.

" Disease	Notifications						Diagnosis subsequently revised
	Under 1		1 and over		Totals		Diagnosis subsequently revised
	1949	1948	1949	1948	1949	1948	1949	1948

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Notifications of Infectious Diseases since 1918.

Population	196,883	228,585	228,980	212,900	212,500	214,400	214,600	216,300	216,800	213,200	206,000	204,400	204,400	195,600	194,000	190,900	187,540	185,300	183,900	181,900	179,400	167,300	133,200	103,770	105,900	108,640	105,780	111,400	129,410	136,700	140,200	141,330
	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1945	1947	1948	1949

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Measles. Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:—

Estimated population	Year	Cases				Deaths
Estimated population	Year	Under 1 year	Over 1 year	Total	Incidence rate per 1,000 population	Under 1 year	1-5 years	5-15 years	Adults	Total	Mortality rate per 1,000 cases

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The number of primary notifications of Tuberculosis and those which came to knowledge by means of death reports and transfers, from other districts as well as deaths during the year, are given in the following three tables :—

	. Age periods
	0 to 1	I to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 and upwards	Totals

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Information obtained from Special Death Reports and by Transfer from other districts

	Age periods
	0 to 1	1 to 5	5to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 and upwards	Totals

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Number of deaths of Tuberculosis patients.

	Age periods
	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	I 15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 and up	Totals

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The interval elapsing between notification and death is some indication of the efficiency of notification, and in the following table the deaths from Tuberculosis are classified according to this interval:— Tuberculosis Deaths Recorded in 1949.

Year of Notification.	Total.	Percentage.

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The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 11 years:—

Year	Estimated Population	Notifications			Notification Rate per 1,000 population			Deaths			Death Rate per 1,000 population
Year	Estimated Population	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms

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Notification Register. • The following table gives the information for the year ended 31st December, 1949, in the prescribed form:—

	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary	Total

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This work is carried out cither by the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23, Queen Square W.C.I, or the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale.

	Positive	Negative	Total

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CLEANSING, AND DISINFECTING. Cleansing. The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year was as follows:—

	Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1949	Total 1948

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(2) Verminous Conditions.

		Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1949	Total 1948

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Disinfection. Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin :—

	Number of Cases	Sprayed and Fumigated
	Number of Cases	Number of Rooms and Contents	Rooms only	Contents onlv

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Visits by District Sanitary Inspectors.

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The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past five years:—

	1945.	1946.	1947.	1948.	1949.

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The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations:—

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Drainage. The Sanitary Inspectors have the duty of supervising all work in connection with drains, including construction, reconstruction and repairs. During the year the following work has been carried out, and the figures for the previous four years are also given for the purpose of comparison:—

	Inspections. 1945.	Inspections. 1946;	Inspections. 1947.	Inspections. 1948.	Inspections. 1949

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Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933. The following applications were received during 1949 for retention or entry in the Council's list of persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List:—

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Housing. Houses and Flats Erected in the Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras since 1919.

Year.	By St. Pancras Borough Council.	By London County Council.	By Commissioners of Crown Lands.	By Private Enterprise.	Annual Total

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The following shows the categorical placings of the 9,991 families on the Borough Council's housing waiting list:—

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My recommendations were as follows:—

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Dealing with priorities "A" and "B", Bthe following were the reasons for the recommendations:— Environmental.

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Public Houses. The following table shows the number of improvements made, in progress and promised during the year 1949:—

Situation			Improvements made	Improvements in progress	Improvements promised

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The age groups are as follows:—

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Mortuary and Coroner's Court. The St. Pancras Mortuary continues to be one of the busiest in London. The following table shows the routine work undertaken with, in brackets, the corresponding figures for 1948:—

	Post-Mortem Examinations.	Received for Viewing only.	Total.

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Particulars of inspections and other work carried out by the Factory Inspectors during 1949 are given in the following table:—

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Intimation Notices served relating to	Statutes under which served.
Intimation Notices served relating to	Factories Act, 1937.	Public Health (London) Act, 1936.	Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

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Factories Act, 1937. The following particulars are furnished in accordance with Section 128(3) of the above Act, with respect to matters under Part I and Part VIII:— Part I of the Act.

Premises	Number on Register.	Number of
Premises	Number on Register.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Occupier Prosecuted.

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2. Cases in which defects were found.

Particulars.	Found.	Remedied.	Referred.		Number ef prosecutions.
Particulars.	Found.	Remedied.	To H.M. Inspector.	By H.M. Inspector.	Number ef prosecutions.

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The following table gives the number and type of such premises in the borough, and the nature of the work carried out:—

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Particulars of the inspections and other work carried out by the Council's three Food Inspectors during 1949 are given in the following table:—

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Number of samples taken—

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Unsound Foods:—

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Milk Supply. The Number of purveyors on the Register at the end of the year were:—

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Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936 to 1948. The number of licences granted during 1949 were:—

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The number of licences (additional to those above-mentioned) issued as from the 1st October, 1949, were:—

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Meat and Other Foods. (i) Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.

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Bacteriological Samples—Milk, 1949.

	T.T. (Past)			Past.		Ster.		H.T.		Totals
	Satisfactory		Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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The following table shows the detailed results of the bacteriological examination of ice cream samples during the years 1947, 1948 and 1949.

			1947		1948		1949
			Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%

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Legal Proceedings. The following 12 prosecutions were undertaken during 1949 in respect of food and drugs :— Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

Court and Date of Hearing.	Oflence.	Result of Proceedings.

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Court and Date of Hearing	Offence	Result of Proceedings

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Unsound Food Condemned and Destroyed. During the year 1949, the undermentioned unsound or diseased food was surrendered by the owners and dealt with by the Food Inspectors. Wherever possible the food was used for cattle feeding.

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SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION.

REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. St. Pancras Town Hall, Euston Road, N.W.1.

The borough is about 4 miles long, extending from near Oxford Street in the south Highgate in the north, and averages about a mile in width.

Climatological Summary, Year 1949. Station, Camden Square, N.W.1—Lat. 51° 33' N. Long. 0° 08' W.

Net registered live births 2,290

Marriages. The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough since 1939, and the marriage rates for those years.

Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. Telephone

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Day Nurseries. Telephone

Hospitals in the Borough. (There are no disclaimed hospitals in the Borough.)

School Treatment Centres in St. Pancras.

Ambulances may be summoned as follows :—

The civilian population, as estimated by the Registrar-General, mid-1949, was :—141,330. Comparable estimates for preceding years are set out on page 26.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION—1949

DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1949 from stated causes with Age and Ward distribution.

Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age, from stated causes, since 1939.

Vital Statistics of Borough of St. Pancras since 1918.

Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children.

Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1949.

Deaths from Puerperal Causes in 1949.

Comparable figures for preceding years:— Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.

DEATHS FROM CANCER OF ST. PANCRAS RESIDENTS DURING 1949.

The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1918 to 1949—

Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1949.

Deaths from Tuberculosis—All ages.

Comparable figures for preceding years:—

NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1949 (with 1948 comparison). Showing number of revised diagnosis.

Notifications of Infectious Diseases since 1918.

Measles. Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:—

The number of primary notifications of Tuberculosis and those which came to knowledge by means of death reports and transfers, from other districts as well as deaths during the year, are given in the following three tables :—

Information obtained from Special Death Reports and by Transfer from other districts

Number of deaths of Tuberculosis patients.

The interval elapsing between notification and death is some indication of the efficiency of notification, and in the following table the deaths from Tuberculosis are classified according to this interval:— Tuberculosis Deaths Recorded in 1949.

The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 11 years:—

Notification Register. • The following table gives the information for the year ended 31st December, 1949, in the prescribed form:—

This work is carried out cither by the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23, Queen Square W.C.I, or the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale.

CLEANSING, AND DISINFECTING. Cleansing. The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year was as follows:—

(2) Verminous Conditions.

Disinfection. Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin :—

Visits by District Sanitary Inspectors.

The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past five years:—

The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations:—

Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933. The following applications were received during 1949 for retention or entry in the Council's list of persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List:—

Housing. Houses and Flats Erected in the Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras since 1919.

The following shows the categorical placings of the 9,991 families on the Borough Council's housing waiting list:—

My recommendations were as follows:—

Dealing with priorities "A" and "B", Bthe following were the reasons for the recommendations:— Environmental.

Public Houses. The following table shows the number of improvements made, in progress and promised during the year 1949:—

The age groups are as follows:—

Mortuary and Coroner's Court. The St. Pancras Mortuary continues to be one of the busiest in London. The following table shows the routine work undertaken with, in brackets, the corresponding figures for 1948:—

Particulars of inspections and other work carried out by the Factory Inspectors during 1949 are given in the following table:—

Factories Act, 1937. The following particulars are furnished in accordance with Section 128(3) of the above Act, with respect to matters under Part I and Part VIII:— Part I of the Act.

2. Cases in which defects were found.

The following table gives the number and type of such premises in the borough, and the nature of the work carried out:—

Particulars of the inspections and other work carried out by the Council's three Food Inspectors during 1949 are given in the following table:—

Number of samples taken—

Unsound Foods:—

Milk Supply. The Number of purveyors on the Register at the end of the year were:—

Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936 to 1948. The number of licences granted during 1949 were:—

The number of licences (additional to those above-mentioned) issued as from the 1st October, 1949, were:—

Meat and Other Foods. (i) Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.

Bacteriological Samples—Milk, 1949.

The following table shows the detailed results of the bacteriological examination of ice cream samples during the years 1947, 1948 and 1949.

Legal Proceedings. The following 12 prosecutions were undertaken during 1949 in respect of food and drugs :— Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

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Unsound Food Condemned and Destroyed. During the year 1949, the undermentioned unsound or diseased food was surrendered by the owners and dealt with by the Food Inspectors. Wherever possible the food was used for cattle feeding.

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