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Hammersmith 1924
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1924
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UNSOUND FOOD.
During the year no seizure was made.
A bath chap was brought to the Town Hall which was found
to be diseased (tubercular) and was submitted to the magistrate
at the West London Police Court, who condemned same
and gave an order for its destruction.
The summons issued was dismissed, the defendants having
proved to the satisfaction of the Court that they had no
knowledge of the same being diseased and that every precaution
was taken at the works to guard against the distribution
of diseased or unsound meat.
The following is a list of unsound food condemned during the year:—
| Commodity. | Condition. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Infectious Diseases.—There were, omitting tuberculosis,
760 cases reported as due to notifiable infectious diseases in
the Borough, against 935 in the previous year. The number
of cases of Tuberculosis notified was 296 against 274 in the