London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Islington 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Cattle Excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Horses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole carcases condemned | 9 | 87 | 3 | 27 | - | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 31 | 619 | 1 | - | 63 | |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis and cysticerci | 19.7 | 54.09 | 7.55 | 56.52 | — | 11.46 |
| Whole carcases condemned | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | - | 1 | - | - | - | — |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | - | .08 | - | - | - | - |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | - | — | - | - | - | |
| Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration | — | - | - | — | - | - |
| Generalised and totally condemned | - | - | - | - | - | — |
From the above table it will be observed that incidence of tuberculosis is extremely
low. This is due to the eradication of tuberculosis programme being carried out by the
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Three carcases affected with Qysticercus Bovis were received from another area and
treated by refrigeration under the supervision of the Inspector concerned. After being kept
at a temperature below 14 °F. for a period of not less than 3 weeks, they were released.
All diseased or unfit meat was disposed of for use as knacker's meat or in the
manufacture of animal feeding preparations.
Of the 646 horses slaughtered for human consumption, 514 were intended for export.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958.
Slaughtermen's Licences.
During the year eleven Licences were renewed and were current at 31st December.
Export Certificates - Food
15 Export Certificates were issued. The food consisted mainly of tinned and bottled
meats (boneless chicken, ox tongue, ham etc.), soups, ox tongue and ham spreads. The
majority of the food went to Canada (4) U.S.A. (5); other countries were British Guiana (3),
Saudi Arabia (2) and Spain (1).