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Meat Supplies. Only one slaughterhouse in the Borough was used during
the year and this only on occasion under licence from the Ministry of Food. The
number of animals slaughtered and inspected at this slaughterhouse was 81.
Premises where Food is Prepared or Offered for Sale. Routine visits
were paid by the sanitary inspectors to all food premises in the Borough. The
number of such inspections was 1,415. Food certified as unfit for human consumption,
largely due to war conditions, totalled 21 tons. Most of this was used
for animal feeding.
Analysis of Food and Drugs. During the year the Public Analyst analysed
795 samples, including 751 informal and 44 formal. Of these, 25 informal and 3
formal samples were reported to be adulterated, giving a percentage adulteration
of 3.5, compared with 3.2 in 1944. The adulterated samples included semolina
pudding, 2; pudding and cake flour, 6; baking powder, 1; shredded suet, 1;
dried fruit, 3; spices, etc., 6; dried parsley, 2; pickle, 1; ginger beer extract, 1;
and medicaments, 5. In six instances the adulteration was in the nature of
infestation by insects or mites.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Notifications. The total number of notifications received was 2,494. They
relate to the following diseases -

Diphtheria. There was again a fall in the number of cases of Diphtheria,
attributable, no doubt, to the high percentage of the child population which can
now be considered to be immune to diphtheria. During 1945, the number of
children immunised under the Council's scheme was 1,820; in addition, 244
schoolchildren were immunised by medical officers of the London County Council,
and a number of schoolchildren were given a reinforcing injection. In Woolwich
there are two methods by which parents may have their children immunised.