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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
Hayes and Harlington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Slaughter-Houses.
There are nine slaughter-houses scattered throughout the
district.
Classification in Register:—
Registered 1
Permanent Licence 2
Annual Licence 6
Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer, has kindly given me the under-mentioned return of work done during the year by the County Council Inspectors under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts in this district:—
| Article | No. Taken | A dulterated |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 48 | 3 |
| Coffee | 1 | — |
| Gin | 1 | — |
| Jam | 1 | — |
| Lamb's Liver | 2 | — |
| Lemon Curd | 2 | — |
| Meat | 3 | — |
| Pepper | 1 | — |
| Sausages Sheep's Liver | 3 | — |
| 13 | 5 | |
| Vinegar | 4 | 4 |
| Whisky | 8 | 2 |
| 87 | 14 | |
| Number of prosecutions | 3 | |
| Number of convictions | 2 | |
| Fines and costs imposed | ||
SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
General.
There is no appreciable alteration in the incidence of scarlet
fever during the year. The number of cases of diphtheria fell
from 39 in 1936 to 13 in 1937. There was no case of diphtheria
amongst the children immunised at the Clinic. The number
of cases of diphtheria has fallen by 80 per cent, over the figures
for the year 1935, in the end of which year the Diphtheria
Immunisation Clinic was started.
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