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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

Croydon 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Summitry of Carcases in which Tuberculosis was found in the course of inspection and how such carcases were disposed of :-1921.

Summitry of Carcases in which Tuberculosis was found in the course of inspection and how such carcases were disposed of :-

1921.

Animals affected.Carcase and all internal organs destroyed.Part of carcase and all organs destroyed.All or part of organs destroyed.Total.
Cattle911323
Pigs2322885336
Total3222998359

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DAIRIES, COWSHEDS & MILKSHOPS ORDER.
Cowkeepers on Register (1920) 10
added (1921) 0
Cowsheds on Register (1920) 19
added (1921) 0
Number of Cows provided for 180
Approximate number of cows (1921) 120
Dairvmen & Milk Purveyors on Register 135
„ added (1920) 23
,, ,, removed 32
Number of Premises 198
CROYDON CORPORATION ACT, 1900.
PROVISION AS TO SUPPLY OF MILK.
During the year twelve primary and eleven secondary samples
of milk were procured and submitted for examination for tuberculosis
in accordance with the above mentioned provisions. The
twelve primary samples included one from milk produced in the
Borough and eleven from country-produced milk—seven from
Surrey, three from Sussex and one from Dorset.
The examination of the samples of Borough and Dorset milks
gave a negative result.
One of the Sussex Milks was found Tuberculous. Further
investigation of this case was referred to the Medical Officer of
Health of the District in which the farm was situated as in the
interval between the procuring of the sample and the result of the
examination obtained the milk from this farm had ceased to come
to Croydon and was understood to be consigned to a seaside town
in the same district as the farm.