[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Margate Borough.

  • Margate (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Margate Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Meat . The one slaughterhouse now in use is a modern well- equipped building containing much labour saving machinery. Only pigs are killed and most of them pass to a local bacon factory. One thousand, three hundred and twenty-four pigs were killed during the year and every one of them inspected- seventy-eight attendances being made for this purpose. Details of meat unfit for human consumption will be found on a previous page. Disposal of Condemned Food. All unsound food was burnt in the refuse destructor. Fish Friers. The premises of all Fish Friers operating within the district have been kept in a generally satisfactory manner. Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act, 19% - Section. B, parajraph 1. Of the ten farms of any size in the Borough few employ permanent labour not living quite close to the farms where adequate facilities are available. Only on a few occasions during the year is the labour force gathered at a site some distance from the farm buildings. At this time the normal employees are supplemented by additional casual labour taken on for particular work. The supplementary labour force con¬ sists of both males and females, including very young children. It has been found that the common practice is that the farmer, irrespective of whether he is the owner or occupier, provides a screened latrine, one for each sex when required. Usually this planting or harvesting period does not exceed a month, and never more than a week on any one site. In no instance has it been necessary to request the provision of extra sanitary accommodation. Offensive Trades. There are two licensed dealers in rags, bones, etc., within the district and both were kept in a satisfactory manner.