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Harrow 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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In two cases declarations were not attached as required by the Act.
This matter was taken up with the persons concerned and the guaranteed
constituents declared. In the third case where a deficiency of nitrogen was
reported, a formal sample was taken.
PHARMACY AND POISONS
There are 175 registered sellers of Part II poisons within the Borough,
as listed below:—
Builders, Builders' Merchants
Hardware Stores 42
General Provisions 97
Nurseries/Corn Merchants 9
Hairdressers 4
Photographers 2
Laboratory/Druggists 2
Samples taken Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
3 3 —
Invariably these poisons are well-known proprietary brands which
rarely alter from year to year. They include disinfectants, many weedkillers
and insecticides.
INSPECTION OF MEAT
Although there was an increase in the number of cattle and pigs killed at the three licensed slaughterhouses in Harrow, there was a reduction in the total number of animals killed during 1965. The figures are as follows (1964 figures in brackets):—
| Cattle | 615 | (625) | 690 | (429) | 92 | (97) | 1,397 | (1,151) |
| Pigs | 2,013 | (1,615) | – | – | 2,013 | (1,615) | ||
| Sheep | 2,487 | (3,422) | 1 | (–) | 419 | (643) | 2,907 | (4,065) |
| Calves Total | 267 | (292) | – | 1 | (17) | 268 | (309) | |
| 5,382 | (5,954) | 691 | (429) | 512 | (757) | 6,585 | (7,140) | |
Over 80% of the killing in Harrow is undertaken at the Wealdstone
Slaughterhouse, which is the least favourably sited in the heart of a busy
shopping centre, but it is hoped that eventually the three slaughterhouses
now in use will be replaced by a modern abattoir. The provision of such
an abattoir was in fact the subject of discussion with the trade during
January 1960, but unfortunately, little progress has been made and the
matter rests pending decisions about the siting and re-location of industry
within the Borough.