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Islington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1933
other Foods there for four years; previously he had had experience with Messrs.
Morris and Co., Meat Importers, Ltd., Liverpool Wholesale Meat Market. He is
a fully qualified Sanitary Inspector, possessing the Meat Certificate, and has the
special experience similar to his predecessor.
Slaughter Houses. —Inspector Wilkinson records 77 visits and
Inspector Haydock 115 visits to these premises, and the following are the number
of animals slaughtered for human food :—
Oxen. Sheep and Lambs. Horses (for export).
283 5,018 1,952
The following tables serve to illustrate the incidence of disease and quantity of diseased meat and organs found in slaughterhouses, and the amount of unsound food destroyed.
| No. of Cases. | Description of Animal affected. | Nature of Disease. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Oxen | Distomatosis | Liver (whole or part) | Destructor or on premises. |
| 1 | Ox | „ | Lungs and Liver | Destructor |
| 2 | Oxen | Tuberculosis | Head and Tongue | „ |
| 5 | „ | „ | Lungs | premises. |
| 1 | Ox | „ | Lungs. Liver and Mesentery | „ |
| 1 | „ | „ | „ „ | „ |
| 1 | „ | Brisket and Steak Piece | „ | |
| 1 | „ | Actinobacillosis | Tongue | „ |
| 1 | „ | Pneumonia | Lungs | On premises. |
| 1 | Lamb | Cirrhosis | Liver | „ |
* Of the same animal
UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.
The food destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its use for human comsumption was as follows :—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseased organs from slaughter-houses (surrendered) | _ | 5 | 3 | _ |
| Meat and Tinned Foods from shops and stalls (seized) | — | — | 3 | |
| Various Meats and Poultry from shops and stalls (surrendered) | — | 3 | 2 | |
| Fish from shops, fryers and wholesale dealers (surrendered) | — | 7 | 3 | |
| Fruit and Vegetables | — | 17 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 9 |
The total amount of unsound or diseased meat, fish, fruit, and other food
destroyed was 1 ton 16 cwt. 9 lbs. The diseases which affected animal food are
set out in detail above.