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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1926
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TABLE III.
Counties from which animals were consigned, and percentage diseased (1st Jan.—31st Dec. 1926 )
| County | No. of Towns from which Animals were consigned | No. of Carcases Inspected | No. of Animals Diseased | Percentage of Animals Diseased |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 2 | 121 | 5 | 4.13% |
| Berkshire | 1 | 31 | 0 | — |
| Bucks. | 5 | 113 | 2 | 1.77% |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 | 145 | 12 | 8.28% |
| Derbyshire | 1 | 27 | 0 | — |
| Devon. | 3 | 86 | 1 | 1.16% |
| Dorset. | 8 | 1817 | 113 | 6.22% |
| Essex | 8 | 586 | 26 | 4.44% |
| Gloucester | 1 | 169 | 14 | 8.28% |
| Hampshire | 19 | 1076 | 46 | 4.28% |
| Ireland (Waterford) | 1 | 453 | 13 | 2.87% |
| Leicestershire | 1 | 80 | 11 | 13.75% |
| London | 1 | 193 | 1 | 0.52% |
| Middlesex | 15 | 1466 | 41 | 2.80% |
| Norfolk | 2 | 125 | 8 | 6.4% |
| Somersetshire | 8 | 356 | 40 | 11.21% |
| Suffolk | 9 | 1381 | 51 | 3.69% |
| Surrey | 7 | 455 | 16 | 3.52% |
| Sussex | 5 | 727 | 25 | 3.44% |
| Warwickshire | 1 | 191 | 8 | 4.19% |
| Wiltshire | 2 | 28 | 0 | — |
| Total | 100 | 9626 | 433 | 4.50% |
MILK SUPPLY.
There arc 74 Dairies and Milkshops on the register, this
number is 11 less than in 1925. 18 of the registered purveyors
have shops and rounds, 10 have rounds only, and 46 have shops
without rounds.