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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
Bexley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Infectious Disease— | |
| Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals | 184 |
| Houses visited including re-visits | 298 |
| Rooms disinfected | 266 |
| Notices delivered to Educational Authorities, Royal Factories, etc. | 575 |
| Houses at which defective sanitary conditions were found and remedied | 4 |
| 5,139 carcases were inspected during the time of or after slaughter as follows:— | |
| Cattle | 105 |
| Sheep and Lambs | 1,073 |
| Pigs | 3,755 |
| Calves | 206 |
| Total | 5,139 |
The following are the details of food condemned
within the district during the year as being unfit for
human consumption: —
| Animals Affected. | No. of Entire Carcases. | Condemnations. Parts of Carcases or Organs. | Weight in lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | — | 8 | 138 |
| Pigs | 1 | 124 | 1,160 |
| Calves | — | — | — |
| Total weight | 1,298 | ||
| Cattle | — | 11 | 126 |
| Sheep | 4 | 58 | |
| Pigs | 20 | 282 | 2,569 |
| Calves | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Total weight | 2,788 |
400lbs. of shrimps; 601bs of Fruit; 321bs. Rabbits;
and 841bs. of Fish were also condemned.
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