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Croydon 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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XV.—REGULATED TRADES AND BUSINESSES.
(a) Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops.
There were 63 premises registered under the Dairies, Cowsheds,
and Milkshops Order of 1885, at the close of the year, as
compared with 59 in 1895.
They
| Addington | Morden | ||
| Beddington | Sanderstead | ||
| Coulsdon | Wallington | ||
| Merton | Woodmansterne | ||
| Mitcham | Total |
Five premises in Mitcham, 1 in Beddington, 1 in Coulsdon,
and 1 in Sanderstead, were newly registered during the yeari
while 2 premises in Coulsdon, 1 in Mitcham, and 1 in Woodmansterne
were discontinued.
The following are particulars of inspections of these premises during the year:—
| Total number of visits paid | 248 |
| Premises at which structural improvements were effected | |
| „ found unclean | 20 |
| Notices served for cleansing | 12 |
(6) Slaughterhouses,
There are 24 premises in which the slaughtering of animals
for the food of man is carried on, of which 20 are regulated by
the Bye-laws of the Council.
The following are particulars of the inspection of these premises during the year:—
| Number of visits paid | 181 |
| „ of meat inspections | 127 |
| „ of seizures of unsound meat | 3 |
| Premises which required to be cleansed | 19 |
On three occasions meat was seized by the Inspectors as
decomposed so as to be unfit for the food of man, and removed to
be dealt with by a magistrate. In two instances prosecutions