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Islington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1937
INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION OF FOOD AND PLACES WHERE
FOOD IS PREPARED.
Slaughter Houses.—The Inspector of Meat (Mr. A. W. Haydock) reports that
during the year 1937, 7 private slaughterhouses for local supplies and 1 slaughterhouse
for the slaughter of horses for export, held licences. The visits to these premises
numbered 305, and the following is a statement of the number of animals slaughtered
in them.
Oxen. Sheep and Lambs. Pigs. Horses (for export)
167 1,105 2 870
The following Table records the diseases found in slaughterhouses:—
| Number of Cases. | Description of animal. | Nature of disease. | Extent of disease. | How disposed of[ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Oxen | Distomatosis | Liver | Destructor or on premises. |
| 1 | „ | Tuberculosis | Head, Tongue, Lungs and three portions of carcase. | Destructor. |
| 10 | „ | „ | Lungs | ,, |
| 3 | „ | „ | Heads and Tongues | „ |
| 1 | ,, | „ | Lungs and Liver | ,, |
| 1 | „ | Multiple Abscesses. | Liver | „ |
| 1 | „ | Pneumonia | Lungs | ,, |
| 1 | „ | Actinomycosis | Head and Tongue | „ |
| 1 | „ | „ | Tongue | " |
CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.
| Cattle, excluding cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed (if known) | 167 | — | — | 1,105 | 2 |
| Number inspected | 167 | — | — | 951 | 2 |
| All diseases except Tuberculosis: | |||||
| Whole carcases condemned | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than Tuberculosis | 10.2 | — | — | _ | _ |
| Tuberculosis only: | |||||
| Whole carcases condemned | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with Tuberculosis | 8.9 | — | — | — | — |