[Report 1922] / Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough.

  • Southampton (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1922
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Credit: [Report 1922] / Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WATER SUPPLY FROM WELLS. Twenty-five samples of water were taken and submitted to the Public Analyst, 23 of the samples on analysis were found to be unfit for drinking or domestic purposes ; a public supply is being laid on to the houses, the remaining two were found fit. OFFENSIVE TRADES. The following offensive trades are carried on in the Borough : Gut Scraper 1, Tallow Melter 1, Tripe Boilers 2, Dealers in Rags, Bones, etc., 11, Fish Friers 33, Dealers in Animal Skins 2. The premises are regularly inspected, and were found during the past year generally in a satisfactory condition. SLAUGHTERHOUSES. There are 10 Registered and 26 Licensed Slaughterhouses in the Borough. Three thousand one hundred and thirteen visits were made, and the premises generally kept in a satisfactory condition. FOOD. In carrying out the systematic inspection of food, the follow¬ ing visits were made to premises where food is prepared, stored, or sold :— Slaughterhouses ... ... 3AI3 Butcher Shops ... 3,421 Sausage Factories ••• 743 Wholesale Stores, Markets, etc. ... i,593 Fish Shops ••• 453 Ice Cream Factories 12 MEAT AFFECTED BY TUBERCULOSIS SEIZED OR SURRENDERED. In Slaughter¬ houses. In Shops. Weight. Carcases of Beef 18 _ 8836 lbs. Pork J J a \JX. XV ••• ••• ••• • • • 9 2 1378 lbs. Part carcases of Beef 27 1 3603 lbs. •j fy Pork ••• ••• 50 26 1128 lbs.