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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
Chislehurst 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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8. Food Inspections.
(i) Meat Inspection.
In January the slaughter of animals passed under Government
Control. After this, emergency slaughter only was
carried out in the District.
218 animals were killed in slaughterhouses in the District,
and all the animals slaughtered were examined.
The details of killings are as follow:—
| Beasts. | Cows. | Calves | Sheep & Lambs, | Pigs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals slaughtered under " Regular Notice" (24 occasions) Animals slaughtered under " Occasional | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 149 |
| Notice " (5 occasions) | 2 | 1 | - | 15 | 31 |
| Number examined | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 180 |
| Number not examined | - | - | - | — | - |
| Total number slaughtered | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 180 |
| Result of Examination: | |||||
| All diseases except Tuberculosis: | |||||
| Whole carcases condemned | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parts carcases condemned | 3 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Per cent. | 30 | 33½ | - | - | 3.9 |
| Tuberculosis: | |||||
| Whole carcases condemned | - | - | — | - | - |
| Parts carcases condemned | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Percent. | - | - | - | - | .55 |
(ii) Food: Diseased or Unsound.
| Beef: | Weight. | Weight. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. | |
| Abscess | - | - | 12 | |||||
| Disomatosis | - | - | - | 5 | ||||
| Cirrhosis | - | - | - | 14 | ||||
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | 5 | ||||
| Bone Taint | - | 2 | - | 17 | ||||
| Bruising | - | - | - | 4 | ||||
| - | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Pork: | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | 5 | ||||
| Cirrhosis | - | - | - | 21 | ||||
| Cysts | - | - | - | 1 | ||||
| Tuberculosis | — | - | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Unsound | - | - | 1 | 14 | ||||
| - | 1 | - | 19 | |||||
| Mutton: | ||||||||
| Pyaemid Osteomyelitis | - | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Bone Taint | - | - | - | 12 | ||||
| Unsound | - | 1 | - | 3 | ||||
| - | 1 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| Fish: | ||||||||
| Unsound | — | - | 3 | 23 | ||||
| - | - | 3 | 23 | |||||
| Rabbits: | ||||||||
| Unsound | - | 1 | 2 | 19 | - | |||
| — | 1 | 2 | 19 | |||||