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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Table 21.Food and Drugs Act, 1938.Unhealthy Conditions in Food Premises.

Table 21.

Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

Unhealthy Conditions in Food Premises.

Number of premises found with unhealthy conditions392
Number of premises remedied337
Unhealthy conditions found in premises aboveNumber of defectsNumber ofdefects remedied
Accumulation of refuse2927
Ceilings—defective5835
Ceilings—dirty149144
Cleanliness (personal) unsatisfactory1410
Dampness41
Floors—defective7746
Floors—dirty3846
Lighting inadequate21
Sink—absence of25
Sink-waste pipe inadequate12
Storage facilities unsatisfactory2211
Ventilation insufficient4037
Walls—dirty197174
Wall-plaster—defective6263
Insufficient or absence of hot and cold water for cleansing utensils4340
Absence of hot water for ablution purposes2344
W.C. accommodation—insufficient or unsuitable1515
Other defects398354
Totals1,1741,055

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Public Abattoirs.
There is no public abattoir within the Borough.
Slaughterhouses.
Three licences were-renewed during the year. The licensing of two slaughterhouses
was again deferred pending the execution of essential repairs. There is
no horse-slaughtering establishment within the Borough.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Seven slaughter-men were on the register of the department at the end of
the year.

Table: Table 22.Meat—Carcases Inspected and Findings at Private Slaughterhouses in the Borough.

Table 22.

Meat—Carcases Inspected and Findings at Private Slaughterhouses in the Borough.

Cattle, excl. CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
Number known killed----4
Number inspected----4
All diseases except tuberculosis:
Whole carcases condemned-----
Carcases of which some part of organ was condemned-----
Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis-----
Tuberculosis only :
Whole carcases condemned-----
Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned-----
Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis-----