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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
Erith 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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The following table in prescribed form details the number
of carcases inspected and condemned: —
| Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Horses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 431 | 49 | 233 | 5649 | 40739 | —- |
| Number inspected | 431 | 49 | 233 | 5649 | 40739 | — |
| - | 1 | - | 1 | 49 | - | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 93 | 5 | 2 | 196 | 1478 | - |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis and cysticerci | 12.24% | 0.86% | 3.49% | 3.75% | - | |
| - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | - | - | - | 108 | - | |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with Tuberculosis | 0.23% | - | - | - | 0.27% | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Generalised and totally condemned | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Total weight of meat at slaughterhouses found to be
diseased and unfit, and consequently destroyed:—5 tons,
19 cwts., 2 qrs., 27 lbs.
The extremely low incidence of Tuberculosis located
in slaughtered cattle is attributed to the wise selective purchasing
of tubercule-free animals by butchers, and which
is now made possible by the success of the Ministry of
Agriculture's tuberculosis eradication scheme.