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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The following table provides information of the diseased meat condemned at the slaughterhouses and subsequently destroyed at the Council's Depot at Peckham Park Road during 1933:-
| Cause of destruction. | Carcases, including organs. | Fore-quarters. | Hind-quarters. | Head. | Tongue. | Lungs. | Heart. | Liver. | Stomach. | Spleen. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | Udders. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle. | ||||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Fluke | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abscess | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Actinomycosis | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sheep. | ||||||||||||||
| Abscess | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Parasitic diseases | – | – | – | – | – | 121 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fluke | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pigs. | ||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abscess | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pneumonia | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Calves | . | |||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 131 | 2 | 21 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
Street Markets.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1927,
requires any person who sells or offers for sale any article or thing
from or upon any barrow, cart, stall, or other receptacle occupying
a stationary position in any street, to be licensed by the Local
Authority. During 1933, 141 licenses to sell various articles of
food were granted by this Authority.
The storage and the sanitary supervision of the articles intended
to be sold or exposed or offered for sale under the authority
of the licence is undertaken by the Public Health Department.
The number of inspections of street markets made by the
Council's Food Inspectors during 1933 was 1,948. The places used
by the vendors for the storage of articles of food elsewhere than at
the licensed street stand were also regularly inspected.