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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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PROSECUTIONS UNDER MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER DURING 1931.
| Date. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| July | Unlawfully causing a bottle to be filled and closed at a place other than registered premises | Fined £1 |
| November | ditto | Fined £1 |
(b) MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Considerable time has been spent by the Inspectors on this
important branch of the work.
All owners and occupiers of slaughter-houses are supplied
with printed and addressed notification forms.
During the year 966 notifications (of intention to) slaughter were received referring to:—
| Cattle | 1,903 |
| Sheep | 2,685 |
| Pigs | 10,618 |
| Lambs | 1,151 |
| Calves | 188 |
| Total | 16,545 |
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. This
arrangement, which has been in operation for about four years,
has been found to work very satisfactorily.
Slaughterhouses.
Following" is a list of slaughter-houses in the Borough :
Beckton Road (not used during 1931).
Manor Way Farm, New Beckton.
319, Green Street.