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Barnes 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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a minor character and the informal action taken resulted in satisfactory
measure being taken to comply with the required standards.
The Public Analyst reports that, in classifying the samples as
genuine or otherwise, all relevant Regulations and Orders under the
Defence Regulations, as well as the Regulations made under the Food and
Drugs Act, 1938, have been taken into account.
Several of the discrepancies found related to labelling of articles
required by recent legislation.

Table: T able 16.—S laughterhouses.

T able 16.—S laughterhouses.

Private.Public.Total.
No. of licensed slaughterhouses1—1
No. of notices received of intention to slaughter during the year13—13
No. of animals slaughtered Swine3535
Cattle———
Sheep———
Total35—35

Table: Table 17.—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 :—

Table 17.—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 :—

Meat :—Fruit:—
Beeflbs.7Dried Fruitlbs.764
Porklbs.36Canned Fruittins1
Hamlbs.5
Baconlbs.18Other Foods:—
Sheep's Kidneyslbs.11
Sausageslbs.12Butterlbs.8
Tinned Meattins116Cheeselbs.90
Tinned Meat and Vege-tablestins38Eggs—Driedpkt.1
„ „lbs.3
Meat Pies—SteakNo.41Flourlbs.224
Rabbitslbs.15Batter Flourlbs.140
Jamtins.3
Vegetables:—„jars1
Canned Vegetablestins89Marmaladetins.32
FishMilktins74
Codlbs.178Pepperlbs.50
Haddocklbs.56Souptins3
Mackerelbox1„pkts.12
Canned Fishtins213Sweetslbs.63