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Barnet 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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The following details shew the number and nature of the samples taken in the Urban District of Barnet during the year, and the results of the analyses.
| Article. | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milks | 20 | 20 | — |
| Pork Sausages | 3 | 3 | — |
| Beef Sausages | 2 | 2 | — |
| Fish cakes | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jam | 2 | 2 | — |
| Marmalade | 1 | 1 | — |
| White Pepper | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ice cream | 2 | 2 | — |
| Potatoes | 2 | — | |
| Total | 34 | 34 | — |
In view of the Ministry of Health suggestions that samples should be taken on
the ratio of 3 per 1,000 of the population the number taken in this district could
with advantage still be increased, particularly having regard to the fact that
Barnet, as a shopping centre, serves a greater number of people than the resident
population.
PRIVATE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE USES AND
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT. 1933.
Since Food Rationing was introduced the Private Slaughter-houses in the
district, three in number, have been closed, meat rationing being more easily
organised and administered from one abbatoir supplying a large area than from a
number of small slaughter-houses in each district. It is doubtful whether these
small private slaughter-houses will again be permitted to function.
There are ten persons licensed by the Council as fit persons to slaughter
animals. These slaughtermen, although licensed by this Authority, work outside
the district. No complaint has been received from the districts in which they
work concerning the conduct of any of these men.
DRAINAGE.
One cesspool serving six cottages, and one domestic sewage disposal plant
vera dispensed with by connecting the drainage of the properties to the Council's
sewer.
Drainage works,to obviate pollution of surface water sewers and ditches,