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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
Camberwell 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Slaughterhouses. Organs Condemned, 1927.
| Cause of destruction. | Carcase including Organs. | Fore-quarters. | Hind-quarters. | Head. | Tongue. | Lungs. | Heart. | Liver. | Stomach. | Spleen. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | Udder. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle. | ||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | Nil | 1 | – | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Abscess | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Actinomycosis | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Fluke | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sheep. | I | |||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Parasitic Disease | ” | – | – | – | – | 221 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fluke | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Inflammation | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Pigs. | ||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | – | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | |
| Inflammation | ” | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cirrhosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Abscess | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Parasitic Disease | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Calves. | ||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Abscess | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Parasitic Disease | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | – | 13 | 2 | 240 | – | 25 | – | – | 16 | – | – | 1 |
Suspected Food Poisoning.
Two complaints of illness of children, which were stated to
be due to the consumption of sweets, were investigated during
the year. In one case the child had eaten some chocolate bonbons
and in the other chocolate drops. Samples of the sweets
were purchased and sent to the Borough Analyst, who reported
favourably on each sample. The illness in each case was probably
due to an excessive number of sweets eaten.
Report of the Food and Drugs Inspector on the Administration of
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and Public Health Regulations
for the year ended December 31st, 1927.
The formal samples submitted for analysis total 1,054, of
which 33 were reported against, giving a percentage of adulteration
of 3.13.
The informal samples analysed were 117, and of these 6 were
returned as adulterated, the percentage being 5.12.
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