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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Cattle Excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep | Pigs | Horses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | . | 5 | _ | _ | _ | |
| Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration | _ | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Generalised and totally condemned |
All diseased or unfit meat was disposed of for use as knacker's meat or in the
manufacture of animal feeding preparations.
Of the 368 horses slaughtered for human consumption, the majority were intended
for export.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958
Slaughtermen's Licences
During the year 6 Licences were renewed and were current at 3lst December.
Export Certificates - Food
309 Export Certificates were issued; the food consisted mainly of animal
casings, bacon, meat and meat extracts, tinned and bottled meats and soups (ox tongue,
chicken etc.). The food was exported to 27 countries, including Germany, U.S.A.,
Malta, Italy, Sweden, Canada, Ascension isles, Ceylon, Lebanon, Trinidad, Belguim.
Holland, Bermuda, Austria, British Guiana, Prance and Bahamas.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1887/1953
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928/31
Details of the Inspections carried out by the Inspectors are as follows:-
Merchandise Marks Acts
| Inspections | 37 | |
| Contraventions found | 4 | |
| Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts | ||
| Inspections | 5 | |
| Contraventions found | - | |
| Licensed Clubs | ||
| Number of applications received ... | 14 | |
| Number of applications objected to | - | |
| Number of visits to Licensed Clubs | 70 | |
Ice Cream
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations, 1959
Supervision of the manufacture and distribution of Ice Cream
During the year 157 visits were paid to ice cream premises and vehicles.
The number of premises registered:
(a) for manufacture, sale and storage 19
(b) for sale and storage 531
(c) for sale only 130
(d) for storage only 2
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