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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

Barking 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: The following additional table gives information as to carcases inspected and condemned during the year 1937:—

The following additional table gives information as to carcases inspected and condemned during the year 1937:—

Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
Number Killed19517038500457
Number Inspected19517038500457
All diseases except Tuberculosis:— Whole carcases condemned—————
Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned140—173
Percentage of Number inspected affected with disease other than Tuberculosis.5123.5—3.4.65
Tuberculosis only:—
Whole carcases condemned————1
Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned7123——8
Percentage of the number inspected affected with Tuberculosis3.072.3——2

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This table is given because it has been asked for in Section E (b) of Ministry of
Health Circular 1650.
I should like to add to this table by saying that none of this food was exposed
for sale. It is necessary for the butchers to work in the closest co-operation with
the Sanitary Inspectors, and this we find they readily do.
(b) Supervision of Food Preparing Premises.—The number of premises in
the district at the end of the year at which the following foods are prepared were:—
Sausages 30
Potted Meat and Brawn 5
Roast and/or Boiled Ham 7
Pressed, Pickled, Cooked, etc., Beef and Tongue 43
Roast Pork 5
Bacon l
Boiled Crabs and Lobsters 2
Pickled Fish 10
Pickled Onions l
Smoked Fish 9