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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Slaughterhouses
There are two Slaughterhouses licensed in the Borough.
Only one is regularly used and the following tables etc., give details of work carried out in the slaughterhouses and the food condemned by the Food Inspector. ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED
| Slaughterhouse | Sheep | Pigs | Calves | Bovines | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13a, Deptford High Street ... 180, Brockley Road | 826 | 221 | 17 | 139 | 1,203 |
| Totals | 826 | 221 | 17 | 139 | 1,203 |
Carcases and Offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part.
| Cattle (Excluding Cows) | Cows | Calves | Sheep & Lambs | Pigs | Horses. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed ... | 139 | 17 | 826 | 221 | ||
| Number inspected . | 139 | 17 | 826 | 221 | ||
| All diseases except Tuberculosis and Cysticerci: Whole carcases condemned | ||||||
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 28 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis and cysticerci... | 20% | 1.4% | 1.8% | |||
| Tuberculosis only: Whole carcases condemned | ||||||
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned ... | 1 | |||||
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | 0.7% | |||||
| Cysticercosis: Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned ... |