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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finchley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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| Commodity. | Total Weight. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| lbs. | ozs. | ||
| Pudding Powder (packets) | 21 | 10 | 8 |
| Rice Powder (packets) | 1 | 4½ | |
| Sauce (bottles) | 35 | 14 | 1 |
| Soup (packets) | 6 | 12 | |
| Tapioca (packets) | 5 | 12½ | |
| Turkey | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Walnuts—salted (packets) | 5 | 10 | |
Humane Slaughter of Animals
In accordance with the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals
Act, 1933, and the Slaughter of Animals (Amendment) Act, 1954.
all animals, including sheep, slaughtered in a slaughterhouse within
the district must be stunned by means of a mechanically operated
instrument kept in good repair.
This method of slaughter continues to prove satisfactory.
Licensed Slaughtermen
The Acts also provide that no animal shall be slaughtered or
stunned by any person who is not the holder of a licence granted
by the local authority. The licences granted by the Council have
to be renewed annually. Two persons were licensed during 1958.
Butchers' Shops
There were 49 butchers' shops in the district, all of which are
provided with glass fronts.
All these premises have been visited and the provisions of the
Public Health (Meat) Regulations which provide for the cleanliness
of the premises, apparatus, utensils and vehicles, the precautions to
be taken against the contamination of meat, the storage and removal
of refuse, etc., have generally been well observed.
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