London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Slaughterhouses and Knackers' Yards.
Five premises are licensed as slaughterhouses under section 57
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. At only one of these premises is
regular slaughtering carried on. This slaughterhouse deals mainly
with horses. Another section of the premises is licensed as a
knacker's yard.
Regular visits are made by the District Sanitary Inspectors to
ensure compliance with the regulations and to carry out post-mort m
examinations of the animals slaughtered.
During the year 15 licences to slaughter animals were issued
in accordance with the provisions of the Slaughter of Animals
Act, 1933.
Middlesex County Council Act, 1944 : Section279 (Registration of Hawkers.)
Certificates of Registration were issued for the sale and storage of fruit and vegetables, fish and shell-fish, as follows:—
| Sale. | Storage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and Vegetables | 9 | 9 |
| Fish | 2 | 2 |
| Shell-fish | 2 | — |
| Total | 13 | 11 |
There was one application for registration which was not granted.
The total number of hawkers registered in accordance with the
provisions of the Middlesex County Council Act up to 31st December,
1948 was 89.