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East Ham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Ten samples of Ice Cream were submitted for bacteriological
analysis, five of which were certified as being; of a high standard
of purity, and five were satisfactory.
Two samples of Cream were also submitted for bacteriological
analysis and were found to be of a very high standard.
(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 1,172 notifications of intention to slaughter were received referring to —
| Cattle | 2,127 |
| Sheep | 931 |
| Pigs | 20,838 |
| Lambs | 3,542 |
| Calves | 462 |
| 27,900 |
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 some years, has been found
to work very satisfactorily.
Slaughterhouses.
Following is a list of slaughter-houses in the Borough:—
Manor Way Farm, New Beckton.
319, Green Street.
167, Plashet Grove.
843, Romford Road (not used during past 4 years).
524, Romford Road.
733, Romford Road.
28, Station Road.
Forest View Road.