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Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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59 [1936
The following is the tabulated report:—
Number of animals slaughtered for human food :—
| Oxen. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. | Horses (for export) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 294 | 2,548 | 21 | 1,170 |
The following table records the diseases found in slaughterhouses:—
| Number of Cases. | Description of animal. | Nature of disease. | Extent of disease. | How disposed of. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oxen | Distomatosis | Livers | Destructor, etc., on premises. |
| 5 | „ | Tuberculosis | Lungs and Liver | Destructor. |
| 16 | „ | „ | Lungs | „ |
| 3 | „ | „ | Head, Tongue and Lungs | „ |
| 5 | „ | „ | Head and Tongue | „ |
| 1 | „ | „ | Lungs, Liver and Mesentery | „ |
| 1 | „ | „ | Offal (ex Liver) and three parts of Carcases. | „ |
| 1 | „ | „ | Offal and two parts of Carcases | „ |
| 1 | Pig | „ | Head, Lungs and Liver | „ |
| 4 | Oxen | Multiple Abscesses | Liver | „ |
| 4 | Lamb | „ „ | „ | „ |
| 1 | „ | „ „ | Liver and two parts of carcase | „ |
| 2 | Oxen | Actinomycosis | Tongue „ | „ |
| 1 | „ | Pericarditis | Heart | „ |
| 4 | „ | Pleurisy | Lungs | „ |
| 2 | „ | Cysts | „ | „ |
| 1 | Sheep | Peritonitis | Liver and part carcase | „ |
| 1 | Lamb | Bruising | Part carcase | „ |
UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.
The food destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its use for human consumption was as follows:—
| Tons. | Cwts | Qtrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseased Meat, including organs from slaughterhouses (surrendered) | — | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Meat and Tinned Food from shops and stalls (surrendered) | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| „ „ „ „ (seized) | — | — | — | 3 |
| Fish from shops, fryers and wholesale dealers (surrendered) | — | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Fruit and Vegetables (surrendered) | — | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| ,, ,, (seized) | — | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Confectionery (surrendered) | — | — | — | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Inspection of Shops, etc..—The number of visits made to shops, etc. are as follows:—
| Butchers, Provision Dealers, etc., shops | 2,053 |
| Meat, etc., Preparation Factories | 69 |
| Fish Shops | 473 |
| Fruit Shops | 1,509 |
| Markets | 243 |
| Stalls | 782 |
| Offensive Trades | 157 |
| Total | 5,286 |