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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
Leyton 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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MILK.
Dairies and Milkshops.
Number of premises on register 185
(Owing to restrictions imposed by rationing, there
are only now 76 premises from which milk is sold.)
Premises added to register during year Nil
Premises removed from register during year 1
Visits of inspection 159
Bacteriological Examinations.
Designated Milk.
| Licences. | No. Granted. | No. of Samples taken. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | |||
| Tuberculin Tested | 10 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Accredited | 3 | — | — | — |
| Pasteurised | 42 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Supplementary Licences | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculin Tested | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pasteurised | 3 | — | — | |
| Totals | 60 | 14 | 10 | 4* |
*Letters of warning sent.
Manufacturers of Preserved Food, etc.
Premises on Register at 31-12-1943 67
Premises registered during 1943 Nil
Premises removed from Register during 1943 Nil
MEAT.
Slaughter - Houses.—There are six licensed slaughterhouses
in the Borough, and 47 inspections of these slaughter
houses were made.
Twelve pigs were inspected and found to be free from disease.
English meat sold by retail within the Borough is from animals
slaughtered at Regional slaughterhouses which are situated outside
the Borough.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
One person was licensed as a slaughterman during the year.