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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
Bexley 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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CARCASES AND OFFAL INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
| Year | Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Goats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 1965 | 2247 | 3324 | 48 | 7998 | 37525 | _ |
| 1966 | 1476 | 3758 | 64 | 12710 | 38326 | - | |
| 1967 | 963 | 3050 | 45 | 6594 | 40486 | 15 | |
| 1968 | 492 | 1403 | 17 | 1134 | 16091 | 1 | |
| Number inspected | 1965 | 2247 | 3324 | 48 | 7998 | 37525 | — |
| 1966 | 1476 | 3758 | 64 | 12710 | 38326 | — | |
| 1967 | 963 | 3050 | 45 | 6594 | 40486 | 15 | |
| 1968 | 492 | 1403 | 17 | 1134 | 16091 | 1 | |
| ALL DISEASES EXCEPT TUBERCULOSIS AND CYSTICERCI. | |||||||
| Whole carcases condemned | 1965 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 25 | - |
| 1966 | — | 7 | 1 | 27 | 58 | — | |
| 1967 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 88 | — | |
| 1968 | - | 3 | - | - | 18 | 1 | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 1965 | 362 | 1570 | — | 126 | 3064 | - |
| 1966 | 199 | 1818 | 2 | 730 | 3070 | - | |
| 1967 | 169 | 1627 | 1 | 335 | 3956 | — | |
| 1968 | 69 | 772 | - | 46 | 1263 | - | |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis and cysticerci | 1965 | 16.15% | 47.44% | 2.08% | 1.57% | 8.23% | _ |
| 1966 | 13.48% | 48.56% | 4.69% | 5.95% | 8.16% | — | |
| 1967 | 17.7% | 53.7% | 8.9% | 5.3% | 10% | — | |
| 1968 | 14.02% | 55.24% | - | 4.06% | 7.96% | 100% | |
| TUBERCULOSIS ONLY | |||||||
| Whole carcases condemned | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | - | — | — | — | - 1 | — | |
| 1968 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 1965 | — | — | _ | _ | 79 | _ |
| 1966 | - | — | - | - | 92 | - | |
| 1967 | - | - | — | — | 108 | — | |
| 1968 | - | - | - | - | 42 | - | |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with Tuberculosis | 1965 | — | — | — | _ | 0.21% | _ |
| 1966 | — | — | — | — | 0.24% | — | |
| 1967 | — | — | — | — | 0.3% | — | |
| 1968 | - | - | - | - | 0.26% | — | |
| CYSTICERCOSIS | |||||||
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 1965 | — | — | — | — | _ | _ |
| 1966 | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | |
| 1967 | 3 | 4 | — | _ | — | — | |
| 1968 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration | 1965 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 1966 | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | |
| 1967 | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | |
| 1968 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Generalised and totally condemned | 1965 | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | |
| 1967 | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | |
| 1968 | - | - | — | — | — | — |
N.B. 1968 figures are up to June only, when the slaughterhouse ceased business.
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