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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 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Public Slaughterhouses, Pitlake and Meat
Inspection
These slaughterhouses, although the buildings -'-re not originally
intended for such, comprise twelve slaughterhouses with lairage attached.
In addition, a gut cleaning firm utilises one building on the premises.
Of the twelve slaughterhouses, nine with lairage attached were let on
agreement to tenant butchers, and the remainder were used for public
slaughtering, for which head rate tolls are charged.
The above slaughterhouses were taken over by the Ministry of Food
early in 1940.
The following animals were slaughtered at the Public Slaughterhouses
during 19415-
Pitlako,
Cattle Calves Sheep Pips Total.
3,856 678 6,414 2,639 15,587
The whole of the meat and offal is examined before ir leaves tho
premises.

Table: The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses was condemned and disposed of as salvage by tho Ministry of Food during the year 1941.

The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses was condemned and disposed of as salvage by tho Ministry of Food during the year 1941.

DescriptomCauses.
45beef carcases and offalsGeneral Tuberculosis,
33beef forequarerslocalised tuberculosis.,,
4beef hindquarters,, ,,
27beef parts,, ,,
35beef offals, completeTuberculosis.
367sets beef lungsLocalised tuberculosis.
172beef heads,, ,,
216beef various offals,, ,,
14beef headsActinomycosis
1beef carcase and offalPeritonitis and Metritis,
13beef various partsInflamatory etc.
554beef various offalsInflammatory conditions etc.
4veal plucksTubercular,
1veal liver,,
2veal carcasesInflammatory etc.
2veal livers,, ,,
4pig carcases and offalsGeneral tuberculosis.
1pig forequarterLocalised tuberculosis.
46pig heads,, ,,
20pig plucks,, ,,
1pig offal, completeTubercular.
9pig carcases and offalsSvd.no fever.
19pig carcases and offalsInflammatory conditions etc.
14pig plucks,, ,, ,,
57pig various offals and 11 parts,, ,, ,,
5pig carcases and offalsMoribund.
6sheep carcases and offalsInflammatory etc.
5sheep parts,, ,,
14sheep plucksParasitical etc.
137sheep various offals,, ,,
Total Weight: 59,264½- lbs.

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Private Slaughterhouses and Meat Inspection.
Control by the Ministry of Food and centralised slaughtering came
into force early in 1940, with the result that private slaughterhouses
were closed down.
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