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Barnes 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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There are 13 bakehouses in use in the area, one of which is an
underground bakehouse. There are 5 bakehouses in the district which
are no longer used, 4 of these are underground and are unfit for use
as such. Fifty-three visits of inspection were made and in one instance
an informal notice was issued in respect of defective conditions.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS : MILK AND CREAM
REGULATIONS.
The Council of this Borough is not a Local Authority under
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts ; these Acts are administered by
the Surrey County Council, and the County Medical Officer has
supplied me with the information contained in the following Table
setting out the work undertaken in this district by the County
Inspectors.
Table XIV.—Return of Samples Analysed during the Year ending 31st December, 1937.
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or deteriorated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format. | Informal. | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 18 | 3 | 21 | |||||
| Cream | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meat | 6 | — | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Sausages | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | — | — |
| Preserved Sau'ges | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tea | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whiskey | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Malt Vinegar | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barbados Sugar | 3 | — | 3 | — | == | — | — | — |
| Lemon Cake | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mincemeat | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — |
| Raisins | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Icing Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
UNSOUND FOOD.
The following articles of food in an unsound condition were
voluntarily surrendered and destroyed:—
1 carcase of a pig.
1 sheep's liver.
2 boxes of skate.
1 box of winkles.