Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The two following tables shew the number of animals slaughtered at the Public Slaughter Houses, Pitlake, during the year 1915, and a summary of the totals for the last ten years :—
I9I5 II.
Slaughterhouses. | Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Calves. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Private | 600 | 3803 | 21839 | 2467 | 28709 |
Public | 400 | 1536 | 567 | 72 | 2575 |
Totals | 1000 | 5339 | 22406 | 2539 | 31284 |
Summary for ten years, 1906 to 1915. III.
Year. | Cattle, | Sheep. | Pigs. | Calves. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1906 | 790 | 8284 | 20080 | 4764 | 33918 |
1907 | 734 | 7080 | 19099 | 5617 | 32530 |
1908 | 696 | 6365 | 18525 | 3894 | 29480 |
1909 | 579 | 7256 | 20106 | 2480 | 30421 |
1910 | 743 | 10541 | 16854 | 2990 | 31128 |
1911 | 635 | 9724 | 19371 | 3961 | 33691 |
1912 | 727 | 7874 | 19765 | 4017 | 32383 |
1913 | 458 | 4863 | 15282 | 3003 | 23606 |
1914 | 589 | 4171 | 13281 | 2667 | 20708 |
1915 | 1000 | 5339 | 22406 | 2539 | 31284 |
Totals | 6951 | 71497 | 184769 | 35932 | 299149 |