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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
Hammersmith 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Meat.—With regard to meat inspection, this important
commodity is kept under supervision by the Inspectors in
charge of the districts.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, came into
operation on the 1st day of April, 1925.
The provision of these Regulations, regarding the giving
of notice to the local authority of the times of slaughter, has
enabled arrangements to be made for the inspection of all
carcases of animals slaughtered in the local slaughterhouses.
The following is a list of Unsound Food found During the Inspection of the Carcases of Animals Slaughtered in the Local Slaughterhouses.
| Description. | Disease. | Approximate Weight. |
|---|---|---|
| Sheep's liver | Bacterial Necrosis | 2 lbs. |
| Sheep's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 3 „ |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 7 „ |
| Bullock's mesentery | Tuberculosis | 12 „ |
| Bullock's mesentery | Tuberculosis | 13 „ |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 7 „ |
| Bullock's head | Actinomycosis | 24 „ |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 6 „ |
| Bullock's head | Tuberculosis | 24 „ |
| Bullock's mesentery | Tuberculosis | 12½ „ |
| Bullock's liver | Abscesses | 14 „ |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 6 „ |
| Sheep's lungs | Abscesses | 14 „ |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 14 „ |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 13½ „ |
| Carcase and offal of Calf | Tuberculosis | 19 stone |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 14 lbs. |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 6½ „ |
| Bullock's head | Actinomycosis | 25 „ |
| Sheep's lungs | Strongylus Rufescens | 1½ „ |
| 8 Sheep's lungs | Stiongylus Rufescens | 13„ |
| Bullock's lungs | Tuberculosis | 7 „ |
| Bullock's mesentery | Tuberculosis | 12 „ |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 12 „ |
| Hiilf Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 6 ,, |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 6 „ |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 6 „ |
| Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 14 „ |
| Sheep's lungs Bpllock's lungs | Septic Pneumonia | 1½ „ |
| Tuberculosis | 7 „ | |
| Bullock's liver | Multiple Abscesses | 14 „ |
| Bullock's lungs | Distoma Hepaticum | 7 „ |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 4 „ |
| Half Bullock's liver | Distoma Hepaticum | 5 „ |