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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

Hammersmith 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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58
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 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 of all carcases of animals slaughtered in the
local slaughterhouses.
I append the number of animals slaughtered and
examined in the slaughterhouses during the year.
Lambs 551
Sheep 405
Calves 12
Beasts 15
Pigs 102
Total 1,085

Table: The following is a list of Unsound Food found during the Inspection of the Carcases of Animals Slaughtered in the Local Slaughterhouses.

The following is a list of Unsound Food found during the Inspection of the Carcases of Animals Slaughtered in the Local Slaughterhouses.

Description.Disease.Approximate Weight.
2 Lamb's liversFluke2¾ lbs.
1 Lamb's liverStrongylus Rufescens1½ ,,
1 Lamb's lungsCongestion1½ „
1 Sheep's liverStrongylus Rufescens2½ „
1 Bullock's spleenCongestion2¼ ,,
1 Lamb's liverStrongylus Rufescens1½ ,,
1 Lamb's lungs,,1½ ,,
1 Lamb's lungsCongestion1½ ,,
1 Lamb's liverCavernous Angioma1½ ,,
1 Heifer's headTuberculosis24 ,,
1 Heifer's lungs,,8 „
1 Pig's head and collar,,9 „
1 Pig's heartPericarditis¼ ..
3 Pig's messenteriesTuberculosis2¼ „
1 Heifer's spleenCongestion2 „
1 Heifer's liverDistoma Hepaticum14 „
1 Bullock's liverMultiple Abscesses14 „
2 Pig's liversMilk Spots6 „