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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
Islington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE A.
| No. of Ceases | Description of Animals Affected. | Extent of Disease or Affection. | Nature of Affection. | How disposed of. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ox | Carcase and all organs | Tuberculosis | Council's Destructor | |
| 1 | Heifer | Carcase and all organs (per Inspector Bridel) | do. | do. | do. |
| 1 | Ox | Liver and lungs | do. | do. | do. |
| 4 | Sheep | Carcase and all organs | Moribund. | do. | do. |
| 1 | do. | Carcase | Emaciation | do. | do. |
| 2 | Oxen | Portion of head and tongue ... | Actinomycosis | do. | do. |
| 1 | Ox | Tripe | Decomposition | do. | do. |
| 1 | do. | do | External violence | do. | do. |
| 88 | Oxen | Livers | Parasitic (Dis. Hep.) | do. | do. |
| 7 | do. | d° | Abscess | do. | do. |
| 113 | Sheep | do. | Parasitic | do. | do. |
| 2 | Oxen | Hearts | Pericarditis | do. | do. |
| 1 | Ox | Lungs | Abscess | do, | do. |
| 17 | Sheep | Liver or lungs, or both | Parasitic (various) | Council's Destructor or on copper fire | |
| 1 | do. | Liver and Lungs | Abscess | Council's Destructor | |
| 1 | Ox | Liver (portion) | Parasitic | Copper fire | |
| 1 | do. | Heart (portion of tripe and spleen) | Injury during life | Council's Destructor | |
Shops, etc., Inspection of.—There are some 238 shops where meat foods are sold,,
including butchers, provision dealers, etc., 5 meat, etc., stalls, 9 premises where meats are
prepared for human food (sausage factories, etc.), 104 fish shops, 4 fish stalls, 211 fruit shops,
and about 20 fruit stalls. To these a total of 12,011 visits have been recorded by your inspector,
independent of the visits of the 14 district inspectors on Saturday evenings and Sunday
mornings, of which I have no particulars—made up as follows, viz. :—
To Butcher's, &c., Shops 5,803 visits.
To Sausage Factories, &c. 149 ,,
To Butcher's Stalls 469 ,,
To Fish Shops 1,458 „
To Fish Stalls .539 ,,
To Fruit Shops 2,502 „
To Fruit Stalls 1,091 „
Total 12,011
The quality and condition of the foodstuffs generally, coming under observation
during such visits has been very satisfactory; this is borne out by the comparatively small
amount of foodstuffs dealt with as unsound, which is fully set forth in Table " B " of this
report given below, the bulk of which was examined by request and surrendered. A reference
to this table shows the amount and particulars of the unsound foods dealt with from shops
etc.