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Hendon 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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15.
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT 1933.
Pour slaughtermen were licensed as fit and proper persons to
slaughter or stun animals.
POOD CONDENSATION.
The following foodstuffs were examined and condemned as unfit for human consumption: -
| Butchers Meat, | Bacon, | Poultry, | Fish. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Calves Heads | 125 lbs. | 52¼ lbs. | 497 stones. |
| 110¼ lbs. Rabbit | (Chickens and Ducks) | (Herrings, Haddocks Skate, Wings, Dogfish Catfish, Coalfish, Whiting, Cod, and Megrims.) | |
| 106 lbs, Cowheel | |||
| 9 lbs. Pork Sausage, | |||
| Fruit and Vegetables, | Other Poods. | Canned Foods. | |
| 20 cwt. Potatoes | 228¼ lbs. Cheese | 475 tins Fruit | |
| 70 lbs. Pigs | 92 lbs. Chocolate | 512 " Vegetables | |
| 25 lbs. Prunes | & Confectionery | 525 " Meat | |
| 56 lbs. Biscuits | 1807 " Milk | ||
| 10¾ lbs. Tea | 389 " Fish | ||
| 8¾ lbs. Cooking Fats | 65 " Soup | ||
| 96 lbs. Jam, Marmalade, etc, (in jars) | 69 " Jam & Marmalade | ||
| 902 Eggs | |||
| (484 bags Cereals (in- | |||
| (181 pkts, cluding Flour. | |||
| 169 jars Pickles & Sauces | |||
| 168 Meat Pies | |||
Total quantity of canned foods condemned 3842 tins
Total weight of other foods condemned 4 tons 9½ cwts.
Informal action taken in connection with Food Shops
and Stores,
47 Notices were served on occupiers of Shops and Stores for infringements
of the Pood and Drugs Act, 1938, where proper precautions were not being
taken against contamination of food.
The principal matters dealt with wore:Sanitary
accomodation;
Defective sanitary conveniences 4
Without proper water supply 4
Defects in drainage system 3
Choked drains 6
Other defects 19
Provision of washing facilities;
Hot water, soap & towels 2
Want of cleanliness 27
Insufficient accommodation for
storage of refuse 9
Refrigerators.
Interiors relined 1
Interiors cleansed 1