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East Ham 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Slaughtering is carried out at all hours of the day up to late
evening and also on Sundays. There is a rota for the District
Inspectors to take extra office hours and Sunday duty in turn.
The Inspector on duty rings up my house at 10.30 a.m. on Sundays
to report and receive any further messages. The Inspectors
receive no extra pay for this, as is arranged in some districts,
but receive compensation leave on the following week. This
scheme has worked very satisfactorily.
Slaughter.Houses.
Following is a list of slaughter.houses in the Borough :—
Beckton Road.
Manor Way Farm, New Beckton.
319, Green Street.
170, High Street North.
167, Plashet Grove.
843, Romford Road.
524, Romford Road.
638, Romford Road.
737, Romford Road.
Shaftesbury Road.
28, Station Road.
Forest View Road.
14, High Street North and 6, Station Road, formerly included
in this list, have now been closed and converted into other premises.
Food Supplies.
The food supplies of the Borough are, generally speaking,
exceedingly good. It is very infrequent, having regard to the
number of shops in the Borough, to receive any complaint as to
the quality of foods bought, only 12 parcels being condemned
during the year.
The shops and market places are regularly inspected at least
one evening in the week as well as during the day.

Shops Acts, 1912, 1928.There are 2,670 shops registered in the Borough comprising :—