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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 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1924
Tabulation of meat and organs diseased as found in slaughter-houses during the year 1924:—
| No. of Cases. | Description of Animal Affected. | Nature of Disease. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ox | Tuberculosis | Head, tongue, lungs and membranes | Council's Destructor. |
| I | Ox | Tuberculosis | Liver and part diaphragm | „ „ |
| 1 | Ox | Tuberculosis | Lungs | |
| 1 | Heifer | Tuberculosis | Forequarters, head, tongue, liver, lungs & trimmings | „ |
| 6 | Oxen | Parasitic (Dis Hepatm) | Liver, or part of | „ „ or on the premises. |
| 14 | Oxen | Abscess | Liver, or part of | „ „ |
| 1 | Ox | Enlarged & congested | Liver | ,, „ |
| 1 | Heifer | Abscess | Left Mammary gland | Burned. |
Milkshops and Dairies.—At the close of the year there were 574 milkshops
and dairies on the register, 29 having been added to it, while 85 were
removed. The District Sanitary Inspectors paid 1,030 visits to them, and served
40 notices for the carrying out of various sanitary improvements and the cleansing
of dirty utensils.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS OF MILK.
Four milks were bacteriologically examined and the tabular statement given
below shows the result of their examination :—
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922. (Section 5.) PROHIBITION OF SALE OF TUBERCULOUS MILK. BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS OF MILK.
| No. | Gelatin count at room temperature 48 hours. | B. coli. | Acid-fast bacilli in films | Guinea-pig inoculation results. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absent from | present in | ||||
| 1.B | 4,600,000 organisms per cc. | .0001 cc. | .001 cc. | Nil. | The cream and centrifuged deposits from 10 cc. of each sample were injected intraperitoneally into Guinea-pigs. No loss in weight occurred in any animal from week to week. Post-mortem examination of the animals 5 weeks after innoculation was NEGATIVE for T.B. |
| 2.B | 1,000,000 organisms per cc. | .001 cc. | .01 cc. | Nil. | |
| 3.B | 11,800,000 organisms per cc. | .0001 cc. | .001 cc. | Nil. | |
| 4.B | 4,000,000 organisms per cc. | .001 cc. | .01 cc. | Nil. | |