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Tottenham 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]

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Appended is a list of the foodstuffs condemned during the year:—
Meat half Pig's Head.
„ 74 Turkeys.
3-lbs. Beef.
50-lbs. Pork.
1 pair Cow's Lungs.
half Cow's Liver.
„ 4 pairs Sheep's Lungs.
„ 1 Sheep's Liver.
Fish 1 bushel Winkles.
6 boxes Kippers.
1 box Mackerel.
1 box Haddocks.
1 trunk ,,
1 trunk Whiting.
Fruit and Vegetables, 14-lbs. Apples.
30 cases Tomatoes.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
There are 14 private slaughter-houses in your district. All of
them have been frequently inspected, and improvements have in some
instances been effected during the year, under the advice and supervision
of the Public Health Department.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS, AND MILKSHOPS.
25 applications (22 from purveyors, and 3 from dairymen) were
received during the year for registration under the Dairies, Cowsheds,
and Milkshops Order, 1885.
There are at present upon the Register 11 Cowkeepers, 38 Dairymen,
and 155 Purveyors of Milk.
COWSHEDS, COWS, ETC.
The cowsheds in your district are maintained, on the whole,
in a satisfactory condition.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
The Middlesex County Council is the authority responsible for
the administration of the Food and Drugs Act in Tottenham. The