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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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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 | 57 |
| Sheep | 87 |
| Calves | 7 |
| Beasts | 13 |
| Pigs | — |
| Total | 164 |
No application has been received for the stamping of
carcases examined by the Sanitary Inspectors.
The following is a list of Unsound Food found during the Inspection of the Carcases of Animals Slaughtered in the Local Slaughterhouse.
| Description. | Disease. | Approximate Weight. |
|---|---|---|
| Inspector Mason | ||
| 1 set of Sheep's lungs | Strongulus Rufescens | 2½ lbs. |
| Inspector Godden | ||
| 1 Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 20 lbs. |
| 1 Bullock's lungs | Congestion | 14 „ |
| 2 Sheeps' lungs | Stronguli | 3 „ |
| 1 Calt's liver | Abscess | 3¼ „ |