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Heston and Isleworth 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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4. Tubercular Meat.—There was none seized, but 5165½ lbs.
were surrendered during the year.
5. The following is a tabular statement on slaughter-houses.
| In 1920. | In January. 1926. | In December. 1926. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | 4 | 3 | |
| Licensed | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 7 |
The slaughter-houses as a whole are unsatisfactory.
The additional work thrown on the staff by the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, has been considerable and is best shown by the number of inspections as compared with previous years.
| Number of Inspections made. | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 759 | 960 | 556 | 1513 | 1790 |
| Slaughter-houses—Inspections made (not included in above) | 172 | 245 | 204 | 1131 | 1106 |
The majority of butchers have loyally fallen into line with regard
to giving notice of slaughtering, one notable exception being
an individual who seems to take a delight in giving the officers endless
trouble as to the times of slaughtering. The requirements
with regard to ensuring freedom from contamination have been in
most cases satisfactorily followed by the provision of windows.
The Regulations are in many ways entirely unsatisfactory. It
is only necessary to take a bus ride from Hounslow to Hammersmith
to see how extremely difficult it is for a Medical Officer in a
district such as this with practically artificial boundaries, to deal
with the problem in his own district if his near neighbours are
failing to get the Regulations satisfactorily carried out. Directly