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The following were surrendered or seized and destroyed as unfit for the food of
man:—
4 boxes (48 lbs.) of tomatoes, 500 tins of oxtail soup, 100 tins of mulligatawny
soup. 56 tins of vegetable soup, 1 box (2 qrs.) of mixed fish, 168 lbs. of tomatoes,
21 boxes (441 lbs.) of apricots, 14 lbs. of sweets, 6 stone of skate wings, 7 cwts. of
grapes, 1 cwt. of conger eels, 75 lbs. of apples, 9 lbs. of prawns, 2 tins of condensed
milk, 78 packets of dates and 1 cwt. of dabs.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
The two slaughterhouses in the Borough were subject to the usual inspection
and 26 visits were made in connection with them. Their general sanitary condition
may be reported as satisfactory. Little use is made of them and the L.C.C. refused,
for this reason, to renew the licence in respect of premises at 7, The Broadway,
London Fields, which was accordingly removed from our register on 20th October.
Some 54 butchers' shops were under inspection during the year and some 162
visits of inspection were made. Due attention was given to the shops and stalls
coming within the scope of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
COWHOUSES.
Some 54 visits of inspection were made to the two cowhouses in the Borough.
Their sanitary condition may be reported as satisfactory. There were 26 cows kept
in the sheds towards the close of the year.
The number of dairymen and milk purveyors on the register at the end of the
year was 288 10 having been added and 2 removed therefrom. In 23 instances
there were changes in the names of the persons registered. The premises were
under regular inspection throughout the year and some 1,315 visits were made in
connection with them. In 14 instances sanitary notices were served, mainly for
cleansing. Three cases of diphtheria were certified on milk vendors premises during
the year. The usual steps were taken for safeguarding the milk. The Public Health
(Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, prohibit a person suffering from tuberculosis
of the respiratory tract from following any employment or occupation in
connection with a dairy, which would involve the milking of cows, the treatment of
milk, or the handling of vessels used for containing milk, if he is in an infectious
condition. There was no necessity for any action under these regulations during
the year with a view to enforcing same.
MILK AND CREAM REGULATIONS, 1912.
None of the samples of milk submitted for analysis were reported to contain
any preservative. No samples of cream were submitted for analysis.
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