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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
Acton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| County | No. of Towns from which Animals were consigned | No. of Carcases Inspected | No. of Animals Diseased | Percentage of Animals Diseased |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | ||||
| Berkshire | ||||
| Bucks | ||||
| Cambridgeshire | ||||
| Channel Islands (Guernsey) | - | |||
| Cheshire | — | |||
| Cork, Ireland | ||||
| Derbyshire | ||||
| Dorset | ||||
| Essex | ||||
| Gloucestershire | ||||
| Hampshire | ||||
| Leicestershire | ||||
| London | ||||
| Middlesex | ||||
| Norfolk | ||||
| Oxford | ||||
| Pembroke | — | — | ||
| Somerset | ||||
| Suffolk | ||||
| Surrey | ||||
| Sussex | ||||
| Warwickshire | — | — | ||
| Waterford, Ireland | ||||
| Wiltshire | ||||
| Yorkshire | ||||
| Total |
All the animals slaughtered belong to one firm, and the meat
is converted mostly into sai.sages. The firm gives us every assist-
ance in carrying out the work, and is in no way averse to the
inspection. But the firm does complain, and rightly so, that our