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 Croydon]
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Summary of totals for last five years :—
Beasts. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Calves. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1906 | 790 | 8 284 | 20,080 | 4,764 | 33,918 |
1907 | 734 | 7,080 | 19,099 | 5,617 | 32,530 |
1908 | 696 | 6,365 | 18,525 | 3,894 | 29,480 |
1909 | 579 | 7 256 | 20,106 | 2,480 | 30.421 |
1910 | 743 | 10 541 | 16,854 | 2,990 | 31,128 |
3,542 | 39 526 | 94,664 | 19,745 | 157,477 |
The visits paid by Inspector Low in connection with the milk and meat trades are shown in the following Table :—
Nature of Premises | WARD. • No. of Inspections. | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North. | West, | Central | East. | South, | S. Nor' | U. Nor. | ||
Slaughter-houses | ... | 785 | 496 | 21 | 157 | 52 | 46 | 1557 |
Hutchers | 20 | 171 | 286 | 22 | 58 | 45 | 17 | 619 |
Fishmongers | 23 | 40 | 80 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 231 |
Markets | ... | ... | 51 | ... | 51 | ... | ... | 102 |
Cowkeepers | 28 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 140 |
Milk Purveyors | 65 | 103 | 49 | 78 | 45 | 26 | 70 | 436 |
Other Premises | ... | 14 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
Total | 136 | 1134 | 981 | 162 | 372 | 158 | 181 | 3124 |