[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1921
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    29/42 (page 29)
    Inspection of Places v/here Food is Prepared.—All places where food is prepared, including the making of ice cream, sausage, pies, confectionery, sweets, etc., are frequently inspected, as well as the apparatus and utensils such as scales, boilers, and other vessels used in their manufacture or preparation. Unsound Food.—The following articles and quantities of food were condemned during the year as being unfit for human food ;— Fish. Tons. Cwts. Lbs. Tins White Fish — ... 9 ... 84 — Herrings 3 ... — 56 — Mussels — ... 2 — — Haddocks — ... 7 56 — Meats, Etc. Beef ... ... ... — ... 17 2 — Mutton • • • ... 62 ... — Turkeys • • • 60 — Rabbits... • • • ... 98 — Provisions and Vegetables. Cherries in Syrup 1 ... 5 ... 42 — Corned Beef — ... — ... 18 —- Tuna — ... — ... — 7 * Peaches — ... — ... — 1 Rabbits — ... — — 4 Salmon — ... — — 2 Pineapples — ... — — 3 Condensed Milk ... — ... — — ... 22 Tomatoes — .,. — — ... 105 Lobsters — ... — ... — 1 Slaughter Houses registered or licensed.—All re gistered and licensee slaughter houses are regularly visited during the hours of slaughter or immmdiatelv after, with a view of inspecting the carcases and having the premises kept thoroughly clean or limewashed when required, and to see that all refuse and offal is removed immediately after slaughter. The number of registered slaughter houses is ... 6 The number of licemsed .slaughter houses is ... 30 Disinfection and disinfestation.—A high-pressure steam disinfector is installed at Moor Park Hospital and all articles of clothing, bedding, etc..