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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
Merton and Morden 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Meat Inspection. Practically the whole of the home killed
meat is prepared in central abattoirs, but pig clubs established for
the war period are allowed to slaughter on their premises if found
suitable.
Several of the pig clubs in this and surrounding districts take advantage of this arrangement and use the slaughter house attached to the Trafalgar Pig Club at 129, High Street, Merton.
| Number inspected | — | — | — | — | 155 |
| Number found fit for human consumption | — | — | — | — | 154 |
| 1 Carcase and Offals | |Tuberculosis | ||||
| 6 Heads | |||||
| Offal | Swine Erysipelas | ||||
Milk Supply. There are no producers of milk registered
within the urban district. 4 distributors were registered and one
ceased during the year. Two dairymen discontinued bottling
loose milk. At the end of the year there were on the register
6 dairies and 23 distributors.
Practically all the milk supplied to the district is derived
from the South-eastern Counties and arrives either by rail or
road. One hundred and thirty-five inspections were made to
dairies and milk shops during 1950. Fifty-one samples of milk
were submitted for bacteriological examination during the year.
All conformed to the prescribed standard.
Results of Chemical Analyses of New Milk Samples.
Solids not fat (legal standard is 8.5%).
| Less than 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 59 |
Milk fat (legal standard 3.0%).
| Less than 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 59 |