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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
Twickenham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Slaughter-houses
Three licences were renewed during the year.
Consideration of the condition of two slaughter-houses was again
deferred pending the execution of essential repairs.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933
Nine slaughter-men were on the register of the
Department at the end of the year.
FOOD INSPECTION
Diseased and unsound conditions found in the animals
dealt with caused the detention and surrender for destruction of
a total weight in carcases and offal of 607 lbs. details of which
are given in the following table:-
Beef 498 lbs.
Mutton & Lamb 29 lbs.
Pork 80 lbs.
The following foodstuffs other than meat, being unfit for human consumption were voluntarily surrendered for destruction: -
| Bacon | 57 | lbs |
| Butter | 40½ | lbs |
| Cheese | 62½ | lbs |
| Cooked Meat | 20 | lbs |
| Dried Fruit | 454 | lbs |
| 3 | pkts. | |
| Dried Peas and Beans | 139 | lbs |
| Eggs | 187 | doz. |
| Fish | 143 | stone |
| 13 | boxes | |
| Fowls | 103 | lbs |
| Flour and Cereals | 371 | lbs |
| 17 | pkts. | |
| Hares | 23 | |
| Jam | 65 | lbs |
| Margarine | 76 | lbs |
| Oranges | 110 | lbs |
| Rabbits | 1 | box |
| Shell Pish | ||
| Crabs | 103 | lbs |
| 1 | barrel | |
| Lobsters | 53 | lbs |
| Prawns | 55 | lbs |
| Whelks | 1 | bushe1 |
| Tinned Foodstuffs | ||
| Pish | 608 | tins |
| Fruit | 199 | tins |
| Meat | 212 | tins |
| Milk | 1226 | tins |
| Other | 1023 | tins |
| Other Foodstuffs | ||
| Breakfast Cereals, | Sausages | 3 and Miscellaneous |
| Foods | 255 | lbs. |
MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL ,\CT 19UU
3U- visits were made by the Sanitary Inspectors
concerning the vehicles and/or storage accommodation of hawkers of
moat, fish and vegetables. _ 3 0 -