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Deptford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Designation. | Total Count in 1 cc. | Coliform Bacillus. |
|---|---|---|
| Grade "A" Tuberculin Tested | 800 | Present in 1/100th cc. |
| 1,900 | ||
| 5,000 | ||
| 117,900 | ||
| 632,000 | Present in l/100th cc. | |
| 439,000 | ||
| Pasteurised | 35,000 | |
| 77,200 | ||
| 60,400 | ||
| 13,000 | ||
| 8,500 |
The results of such examinations were reported to the Ministry of
Health, and, in the case of samples not within the standard, to the
County Medical Officer concerned.
Animal Inoculation. Eight samples of milk were submitted to
the bacteriologist for the detection of Tubercle Bacilli (Guinea pig
inoculation), all with negative results.
2. Meat Premises. (a) Slaughterhouses. There are two slaughterhouses
in the Borough and these were kept under regular and efficient
supervision, 278 visits having been paid. It is now found possible to
inspect all Beasts and Pigs and the majority of Sheep slaughtered.
The co-operation of the owners has been successfully enlisted, and any
meat or offal, where the slightest suspicion exists, is laid aside for
inspection.
The following is a statement of the animals slaughtered and the
carcases or offal destroyed.
Slaughtered. 243 bullocks. 58 calves. 1813 sheep. 115 pigs.
Destroyed—Surrendered at Slaughterhouses. Bullock's head and
tongue 1. Bullock (entire) 1. Bullocks' pluck 2. Bullocks' liver 30.
Bullocks' lungs 4. Calf (entire) 1. Crow fat, set 1. Pigs' lungs 2.
Pigs (entire) 2. Pigs' pluck 2. Pig's liver 1. Sheep (entire) 1.
Sheep's pluck 2. Sheep's liver 1.
*These samples showed a microbic content above the Standard.