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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
Barnes 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 18.—Slaughterhouses.
| Private. | Public. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of licensed slaughterhouses | 1 | — | 1 |
| No. of notices received of intention to slaughter during the year | 16 | — | 16 |
| No. of animals slaughtered:— | |||
| Swine | 80 | — | 80 |
| Cattle | — | — | — |
| Sheep | — | — | — |
| Total | 80 | — | 80 |
Meat discovered to be unfit for human consumption:—
One pig, weight 18 stone, diseased—destroyed.
Table 19.—Unsound Food.
In no instance was it found necessary to seize unsound food on any premises. The following articles were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed as being unfit for human consumption
| Tripe | 1½ lbs. | Turkey | One |
| Fish (Dabs) | 5 stone | Cheese | 43½ lbs. |
| Periwinkles | 2 bags | Fish Roll | 6 lbs. |
| Bacon | 15 lbs. | Baked Beans | 1 tin |
| Eggs | 546 | Lunch Tongue | 1 tin |
| Rabbits (2 boxes) | 120 lbs. | Pineaple | 6 tins |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Table 20.—Return of Samples Analysed during the Year ending 31st December, 1941.
| Articles | Analysed | Adulterated or deteriorated | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken and Ham Paste | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |