Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1928]
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This Order is commented on in Annual Report 1926, pp. 60-61.
Year. | Fines. | Costs. | Total Fines and Costs. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d, | £ | s. | d. | |
1922 | 2 cases dismissed. | ||||||||
1923 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 6 |
19'24 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 19 | 6 |
1925 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 6 |
1926 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
1927 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
1928 | nil | nil | — | ||||||
114 | 13 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 6 | 190 | 14 | 6 |
SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF EGG CASES.
Year. | Fined, or fined and costs awarded | Costs only awarded. | Dismissed. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1922 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
1923 | 15 | 6 | — | 21 |
1924 | 12 | 6 | — | 18 |
1925 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
1926 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
1927 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
1928 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
53 | 21 | 7 | 81 |
Cowsheds.—Only one cowshed is now within the Borough and it received 6
visits by the Inspector. It was found to be in a satisfactory condition.
Offensive Trades include 4 tripe dressers, 2 gut scrapers, 1 fat melter and
gut scraper, and the knacker, which received a total of 61 visits. There was no
cause for complaint in the conduct of the business carried on in them.
Tabulation of meat and organs diseased as found in slaughter-houses during the year 1928:—
No. of Cases. | Description of Animal Affected. | Nature of Disease. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Calf | Tuberculosis | Carcase and all organs | Council's Destructor. |
1 | Ox | Tuberculosis | Lungs and Costal Pleura | „ „ |
1 | Ox | Abscess on Larynx | Head, ex Cheeks | „ „ |
29 | Oxen | Parasitic (Dis. Hep.) | Liver (whole or part) | Some on premises and |
4 | Oxen | Abscess | do. do. | Council's Destructor |