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Hammersmith 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1926
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Meat.—With regard to meat inspection, this important
commodity is kept under supervision by the Inspectors in
charge of the districts.
Public Health (Meat) Eegulations, 1924.
The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, came into
operation on the 1st day of April, 1925.
The provision of these Regulations, regarding the giving
of notice to the local authority of the times of slaughter, has
enabled arrangements to be made for the inspection cf all
carcases of animals slaughtered in the local slaughterhouses.
| Description. | Disease. | Approx mate Weight. |
|---|---|---|
| Bullock's lungs | Tuberculosis | 7 lbs. |
| Bullock's liver | Abscess | 18 „ |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 15 „ |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 13 ., |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 14 ,, |
| Bullock's lungs | Tuberculosis | 7 ,, |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 21 .. |
| Sheep's pluck | Strongylus Kufescens | 3 ,, |
| Sheep's pluck | Strongylus Rufescens. | 3 „ |
| Carcase and offal of Sheep | Emaciation | 32 ,, |
| Pig's pluck | Pneumonia and Cirrhosis of Liver. | 6 „ |
| Pig's head | Tuberculosis | |
| Carcase and offal of Pip | Dropsy | 68 „ |
| Carcase and offal of Heifer | Bruised and Fevered | 6 cwts. |
| Pig's head | Tuberculosis | 4 lbs. |
| Pig's mesentery | Tuberculosis | ½lb. |
| Bullock's head | Actinomycosis | 14 lbs. |
| Bullock's lungs | Pleurisy | 7 ,, |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 7 ,, |
| Sheep's liver | Stronguli Rufescens | 2 „ |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 28 „ |
| Pig's head | Tuberculosis | 4 „ |
| Pig's collars. | Tuberculosis | 8 „ |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 6 ,, |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 5 ,, |
| Bullock's head | Tuberculosis | 14 „ |
| Bullock's tongue | Tuberculosis | 7 „ |
| Pig's head | Tuberculosis | 4½ ,, |
| Pig's liver | Milk Spots | 2 ,, |
| Leg of Mutton | Abscess | 5½ „ |
| Pig's head | Tuberculosis | 3½ „ |
| Pig's collars | Tuberculosis | 6 „ |
The protection of meat and the provision of glass fronts
to shops has been a question to which some careful study has
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