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Barnet 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]

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DAIRIES, COWSHEDS and MILKSHOPS.
The number of persons registered to sell milk is twenty-five viz:-
10 Dairies and Cowsheds.
15 Milkshops and Purveyors of Milk.
Thirty-six inspections were made, and particular attention paid to the
hygienic essentials necessary for a pure milk production and distribution.
Thirteen Licences were granted to sell milk under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1936, viz:-
Tuberculin Tested 6
Accredited 1
Pasteurised 6
SLAUGHTER OP ANIMAL ACT, 1933.
There are twelve persons licenced by the Council as fit persons to slaughter
animals in the district, the same number as in the previous year.
No complaint was received concerning the conduct of any of these men.
MEAT AND POOD INSPECTION.

Table: The following is a list of the articles of food condemned as unsound and unfit for human consumption during the year:-

The following is a list of the articles of food condemned as unsound and unfit for human consumption during the year:-

Corned Beef.16 tinsButter.48 lbs.
Chopped Ham.22 „Margarine.8 „
Tongue.2 „Eggs. (Hens)360
Stewed Steak.28 „Tea.10 lbs.
Soup,9 „Cocoa.20 tins.
Veal & Ham Pie34 lbs.Flour,4 lbs.
Beef.3 „Rice.40 lbs.
Pork33 „Oatmeal¾ cwt.
Sausages.90 „Pearl Barley.1 „
Sausage Meat.2 „Shredded Wheat.4 pkts.
Bacon.37 „Biscuits.12 lbs.
Beans.38 tins.Wet Pish. (Conger, Dabs, Whiting, Skate, Hake and mixed Fillets.36 stone.
Peas.13 „
Mixed Vegetables.4 „Smoked Fillets.6½ „
Apricots.29 „Pilchards.48 tins.
Jam.44 „Sardines,15 „
Marmalade.19 „Salmon.11 „
Syrup.3 „Shrimps,4 „
Dates (unstoned)364 1bs.Mackerel,7 „
Raisins.98 „Herrings.5 „
Prunes.25 „Chocolate.20 ozs.
Milk.127 tins.Boiled Sweets.6 lbs.
Cheese.38 lbs.