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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
Lewisham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Premises.
Licensee.
291, High Street, Lewisham
324, High Road, Lee
Havelock Street Mews, Forest Hill
12, Montpelier Vale
13, Rushey Green
Weardale Road, Lee
H. Calton (J. Balsdon & Co.)
R. C. Hammett, Ltd.
Chalk & Cox, Ltd.
B. W. Parsons, Ltd.
Chalk & Cox, Ltd.
H. W. Hemmings
Notice of intention to slaughter must be given to the Public
Health Department, and all carcases are examined before being
offered for sale.
During the year, the Sanitary Inspectors made 335 attendances
at the slaughter-houses for this purpose, and details of the animals
killed and inspected are set out in the following table, on the form
specified by the Ministry of Health:—
Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
| Cattle, excluding Cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 175 | 3 | 6 | 1,505 | 2,073 |
| Number inspected | 175 | 3 | 6 | 1,505 | 2,073 |
| Whole carcases condemned | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 34 | — | — | 19 | 7 |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than Tuberculosis | 19.4 | — | — | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Whole carcases condemned | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned. | 21 | — | — | — | 100 |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with Tuberculosis | 12.0 | — | — | — | 4.8 |
Unsound Food.—The following quantities of meat, fish, etc.,
were surrendered as unfit for food, and destroyed:—