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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
Haringey 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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Milk and Dairies Regulations
During the year eleven further applications for registration as milk distributors were dealt with.
No applications were received in respect of dairies. Of the eleven new registrations, four were for new
premises and the other seven were in respect of change of proprietorship of previously registered premises.
No. of distributors 212
No. of dairies 8
Meat Inspection
There are two slaughterhouses and one knackers yard in the Borough. One slaughterhouse, which
deals mainly with the slaughter of horses and cows, is supervised by one of the public health inspectors.
The other slaughterhouse undertakes regular daily slaughtering of pigs, goats and sheep, and in order to
ensure inspection of every animal slaughtered, a rota of fourteen inspectors is arranged to cover three
sessions each day for six days in each week.
| Horses | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs excl. Sows | Sows | Goats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 93 | 23 | 419 | 2,320 | 12,737 | 3,363 | 35 |
| Number inspected | 93 | 23 | 419 | 2,320 | 12,737 | 3,363 | 35 |
| Whole carcases condemned | 2 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Carcases of which some part of organ was condemned | 35 | 7 | 5 | - | 2,089 | 336 | 2 |
| Percentage of number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis and cysticercosis | 39.78 | 65.22 | 1.43 | 1.25 | 16.45 | 10.02 | 5.71 |
| Whole carcases condemned | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | . | . | . | _ | 141 | 125 | _ |
| Percentage of number inspected affected with Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | 1.13 | 3.72 | - |
(Note: No case of cysticercosis was reported during the year).
Food: Fitness for Human Consumption
Regular samples are taken of cooked meats for bacteriological examination by the Central Public
Health Laboratory at Colindale. Of 119 samples of sliced meats and sausages, 67 warranted further
investigation of the methods of storage and serving. A sample of full-cream milk food and 21 specimens
of frozen egg yolk all gave satisfactory results.
Results which showed above-average bacterial counts were reported to the proprietors of the premises
concerned and advice given for improvements in equipment or handling arrangements which could not be
enforced by law. Instances of this were the purchase of a new slicing machine to be used exclusively
for cooked meats, separate from the machine used for bacon slicing.
Specimens of food were submitted to the Department by purchasers who considered the foodstuff
unfit for human consumption for various reasons.
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