Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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once a week, and if possible at the time of slaughtering. The
necessary steps have been taken to secure proper compliance with
the Bye-laws, special attention being given to the conditions regarding
cleanliness, water supply, accumulations, and limewashing, etc.
The number of inspections was 208.
One animal was found to be affected with generalised tuberculosis
and was seized and destroyed. There have been 122 cases in which
unsound meat and other foods were dealt with; in fifty-one instances
seizures were made in accordance with the Public Health Acts, and
the articles submitted to a Justice of the Peace, and an order in
each case was obtained to destroy the food, so as to prevent it being
used for the food of man.
DURING 1920
Article of Food. | Result of Examination. | Weight. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. | |||
Beef | Diseased, Unwholesome and Unsound | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | By burying and chemically treated. |
Mutton | Unwholesome and Unsound | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | Chemically treated. |
Bacon | Do. | — | 13 | — | 9 | Do. |
Butter | Do. | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | Do. |
Corned Beef | Do. | — | — | 3 | 9 | Do. |
Fish | Do. | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | By burying. |
Fruit | Do. | — | 9 | 2 | 14 | Do. |
Rabbits | Do. | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | Do. |
Tinned Milk | Do. | — | — | 2 | 14 | Do. |
Preserved and | Do. | — | — | 1 | 15 | Do. |
Specially | ||||||
Prepared | ||||||
Foods | ||||||
Jam | Do. | — | — | — | 18 | Do. |
Onions | Do. | — | 1 | — | — | Do. |
Lard | Do. | — | — | — | 9 | Do. |
Offal | Do. | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | Do. |
Cheese | Do. | — | — | 1 | 8 | Do. |
Ham | Do. | — | — | _ | 18 | Do. |
Lamb | Do. | _ | _ | _ | 24 | Do. |
Oranges | Do. | - | — | — | 630 in Number. By burying. | |
Total | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 |