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FOOD.
All the meat for Barnet, Finchley and Hendon is
distributed from the Depot at North Finchley. Inspection
of all carcases and offal is carried out by the Finchley
Inspectors.
During the year, 4,514lbs. of unsound or diseased meat
was condemned as unfit for human food.
There has been an increase in the amount of tinned foods
condemned and this has largely been due to damaged and
corroded tins found in old stocks.
No food was damaged by enemy action.
Fresh licences were issued to the occupiers of four
private slaughterhouses but they were used only occasionally
for slaughtering on licence granted by the Ministry of Food.
MILK.
In spite of labour and blackout difficulties, the milk
dealers have succeeded in maintaining the standard of purity
and quality of the milk sold in the Borough. Samples have
been taken from time to time and have mostly been
satisfactory,
WATER.
All samples of water have been entirely satisfactory.
HOUSING.
Housing inspections have been kept up throughout the
year, At 573 premises defects were found and remedied.
In damaged houses where first aid repairs have been
carried out and which have become defective on account of
the weather, some difficulty has been experienced in
prevailing upon owners to effect repairs of a more permanent
character. In many cases, however, roofs have been
adequately repaired and windows reglazed.