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Hackney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Seventeen of the samples submitted to bacteriological examination
were also tested for the purpose of ascertaining whether tubercle
bacilli were present in the milk. One sample was found to contain
tubercle bacilli and this fact was reported to the Medical Officer of
Health of the county in which the milk was produced.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936.— Section 187 of this Act
requires the registration with the local authority of all premises
used for :—
(a) the sale, manufacture or storage of ice cream;
(b) the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved meat, fish or other food
intended for sale.
The following table shows the additions to and deletions from the register of food premises during the year:—
| Business carried on. | Premises on register at beginning of year. | Premises registered during the year. | Premises removed from the register. | Premises on register at end of the year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture, sale or storage of ice cream | 317 | 43 | 47 | 313 |
| Preparation of sausages and/or preservation of meat | 155 | 4 | 4 | 155 |
| Fish curing | 34 | — | 1 | 33 |
| Bacon curing | 2 | — | — | - |
| Preparation of meat pies and/or jellied eels | 7 | — | - | 7 |
| Totals | 515 | 47 | 52 | 510 |
Fifteen samples of ice cream were submitted to bacteriological
examination during the year and only one unsatisfactory result was
obtained. The manufacturer of this sample was warned and
samples taken at later dates were satisfactory.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.— These Regulations
require that notice shall be given to the Council by any person who
intends to slaughter any animal. Thus the Council's Food