Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Meat.
A specimen from chump end of loin of lamb submitted
for confirmation of diagnosis proved Caseous
Lymphadenitis.
Poplit eal and Prescapular glands from two English
beasts also forwarded for confirmation of diagnosis—were
reported to be affected by Tuberculosis.
Complaint was received that a joint of meat appeared
to be horse-flesh. The Analyst's report showed
no evidence of horse-flesh.
Milk.
Licences granted by the Council under the Milk
(Special Designation) Order, 1936, are as follows :—
Principal Licences.:—
Pasteurised milk 4.
Supplementary Licences :—
Pasteurised milk 6.
Tuberculin tested milk 6.
In accordance with the Milk and Dairies Regulations,
1949, which came into force on the 1st October,
1949, the following Licences were issued by the Council:
Supplementary Licences :—
Pasteurised milk 1.
Sterilized milk 6.
'Dealers Licences :—
Sterilized milk 6.
Meat and Other Foods.
Given below is the total amount of meat and other foods found during the year to be unfit for human coin-sumption :—
tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ozs. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meat | 11 | 2 | 21 | 14½ | |
Bacon | 27 | 10 | |||
Poultry | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
Fish | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13¾ | |
Miscellaneous | 14 | 0 | 17 | 11¾ | |
TOTAL | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 2 |
In addition 181 shell eggs were also found to be
unfit for human consumption.
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