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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
Islington 1909
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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It will thus be seen that the butcher who need only consult his own private opinion
as to whether the carcase of an animal is fit for human consumption or not, has a decided
advantage over his rival in the live market, who has to toe the line with all his purchases.
Consequently, when the cattle salesman refuses to warrant his cattle, the former butcher is
not persistent in his demand for it, and is thus in a position to buy the very animals his
rival refuses to buy without the warranty, and very probably at a less price owing to accepting
all risks.
There were also found four other animals affected with tuberculosis, but only in a
localised form, and after careful examination in each case, and the rejection of certain parts
and organs fully described in Table "A" of this report, the carcases were passed as fit for
human consumption. Other abnormal affections of carcases or individual organs will also
be found in detail in the same table.
TABLE A.
| No. of Cases | Description of Animals. | Extent of Disease or Affection. | Nature of Affection. | How disposed of. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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