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2.10 SLAUGHTER HOUSES
There are no slaughter houses in the Borough.
2.11 POULTRY
There are no poultry processing plants in the Borough. A very small number of
birds are killed from time to time at three of the smallholdings. Some birds prepared
for sale were examined and found to be satisfactory. The premises were inspected and
comply with the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1970.
2.12 IMPORTED FOOD REGULATIONS 1968
The container traffic through the ports and direct to wholesale depots in the
Borough is increasing. Thrity-two samples were taken from containers checked - all
were found to be satisfactory.
2.13 WATER SUPPLY
Reports of the water undertakings, which between them are responsible for a
supply service covering the whole of the Borough, and the results of the samples
taken by Public Health Inspectors, indicated that samples were satisfactory both as
to quality and quantity throughout 1971.
No houses were permanently supplied by a stand pipe.
There is no addition of artificial fluoride to the water and where a fluoride
content is indicated in the analysis it represents the naturally occuring fluoride in
the water. Average results for the water supplied by the Sutton and District Water
Company to the major part of the district, where one hundred and sixty-six thousand,
one hundred and seventy-two people lived, indicated a fluoride content of 0.1 mg/1
per litre and from the Metropolitan Water Board, which supplies the remaining part
of the district serving one thousand, nine hundred and eighteen people, the fluoride
content was 0.15 mg/1 per litre. Forty-six chemical and bacteriological samples were
taken by the Public Health Inspectors and all but one were reported upon as
satisfactory. The unsatisfactory result showed a very low level of contamination which
occurred at the house where the sample was taken and there was no indication that the
public supply was in any way affected.
2.14 SWIMMING BATHS
Samples were taken and tests were applied to public and school swimming bath water.
During the year eight samples taken from four baths were found to be below
standard and the management was advised on the remedial action necessary.
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