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Ealing 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Food.
Other Foods.
There is no Public Abbatoir, but there are five private
Slaughter-houses in the district. These, however, have
not been used to any large extent during the year,
on account of the large amount of imported meat which
is being consumed, and on account of the fresh meat
being very largely brought from the Smithfield Market.
Most of the animals killed in the private slaughterhouses
have consisted of sheep and pigs. Arrangements
are made by which the Chief Sanitary Inspector inspects
all the animals slaughtered in the district.
The following is a list of the unsound foodstuffs surrendered voluntarily on account of unfitness for human food :—
| Food. | Quantity. |
|---|---|
| Meat | 613 lbs. |
| Bacon | 12 „ |
| Carcases (4) of Pigs, etc. | 763 „ |
| Liver | 9½ „ |
| Fish | 668 „ |
| Rabbits | 387 „ |
| Condensed Milk | 72 tins. |
| Tomatoes | 26 „ |
The four carcases of pigs were delivered in Ealing,
having been slaughtered in the country, and were
found to be affected generally with tuberculosis. The
other foods surrendered were in a putrefactive condition.