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Southwark 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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TABLE 30.
VISITS MADE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT)
REGULATIONS, 1924.
St. Mary's
Ward.
St. Paul's
Ward.
St. Peter's
District.
St. John's
District.
Trinity
Ward.
All Saint's
District.
St. Michael's
Ward.
St. Jude's
Ward.
St. George's
Ward.
Christchurch
Ward.
St. Saviour's
Ward.
Total.
Stalls and
Shops visited
142
52
405
311
74
50
57
50
106
56
21
1324
The following defects were discovered and two Intimation Notices
were served in order to obtain the abatement of the nuisances complained
of:—
Paving defective 7
Dirty rooms 29
Other insanitary conditions 24
60
All the above mentioned nuisances were remedied.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
The various Slaughterhouses were periodically inspected during the
year, and 306 oxen, 2,524 sheep and 7 pigs were slaughtered, under the
supervision of Mr. Fisher and Mr. Duffield.
There are four licensed Slaughterhouses in the Borough. The
following are the premises and the licensees: —
Situation of Premises.
Name of Licensee.
129, Hillingdon Street
Frederick George Jacques
70, Union Road
Sidney John Waghorn
244, Walworth Eoad
Messrs. Chalk & Cox, Ltd.
283-5, Walworth Road
William Charles Brady
114 inspections were made during the year. No nuisance was
discovered.
Each Slaughterhouse was limewashed every three months during
the year.