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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
Greenwich 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The total number of animals presented for slaughter and in—
spected at this establishment during the year amounted to 73,068.
Details are as follows :—
| Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.232 | 814 | 5 | 15,737 | 46,280 | |
| — | 1 | — | — | 65 | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 2.357 | 244 | 1 | 597 | 16,384 |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than Tuber— culosis and Cysticerci | 23.03 | 14 | 20 | 3.6 | 35.4 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 2 | 1 | — | — | 467 |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with Tuberculosis | 0.001 | 0.1 | — | — | 1.0 |
| 10 | — | — | — | — |
Of this increase of 22,312 animals over the 1967 total, approximately
19,000 were pigs, 900 cattle and 2,500 sheep and lambs.
Additional pigs being presented for slaughter was due exclusively
to Bernard Thompson and Sons Ltd., Wholesale Pork
Butchers, of Smithfield Market transferring their slaughtering
business from Messrs. Miles slaughterhouse at Belvedere to the
Co-operative Society's slaughterhouse at Garland Road, Plumstead,
on the closure of the former.
The incidence of disease, parasitic infestations and other conditions
rendering carcase meat and offal unsuitable for human
consumption followed a pattern similar to that of 1967.
There were 59 whole pig carcases condemned because of abscess
conditions which appeared mainly to have been brought about
through tail biting, a fact which many producers believe to be
associated with boredom suffered by the animal by reason of the