[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City.

  • Durham (England). City Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and unopened bottles in which it is delivered to the premises. This applies to the majority of small general dealers shops in which open milk could only be sold with serious risk of contamination. The premises registered have been visited during the year to ensure that the conditions under which the milk is sold are satisfactory and registrations amended where necessary. Slaughterhouses . There are 8 slaughterhouses in the district, three of which are in a dilapidated condition and could be demolished by taking action under Section 58 of the Public Health Act, 1936. Since 1940 Government control has prohibited private slaughtering. Slaughter oe Animals Act, 1933. No applications were received during 1948 for the renewal of slaughtermen’s licences. Food Inspection. There is an increase in the amount of food found to be unsound. This is accounted for no doubt to some extent by the fact that the Sanitary Inspector is sent for more now than he was before the War commenced. Points values and replacements play their part. There is another factor, however, and that is the careless handling of food. Many tins are misshapen through their containers being thrown on to the ground ; packing is not done by the same expert hands, and boxes are nailed by those who are lacking in experience which results in puncture of the tins. The Public Health (Meat Regulations) 1942. The Livestock (Restriction on Slaughtering) Order 1940 made by the Minister of Food under emergency powers, prohibits the private slaughtering of livestock for human consumption, the Minister being the sole purchaser of all fat stock for slaughter. The stock is slaughtered in selected slaughterhouses and the meat is distributed through the Wholesale Meat Supply Associations, acting as agents of the Minister to the retail trade. The selected slaughter- house for this area is at Meadowfield and is owned by the Brandon and Byshottles Co-operative Society. The meat is transported to Durham and distributed to retailers, the allocation being based on the amount of the meat ration and the number of customers registered with each retailer. The local distribution is under the control of a Committee of the retail butchers. The distribution is kept under supervision of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations relating to the handling, covering and transport of meat. No