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Croydon 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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61
MEAT INSPECTIONS.
The Inspection of meat has been carried out as in previous years
There are 12 registered slaughter houses in the Borough, in
addition to the Municipal slaughter houses at Pitlake, which consist of
12 slaughter houses with lairs.
In August a portion of the Public slaughter house premises was
rented by the Ministry of Food for the slaughter of calves and at the
end of the year was still in their occupation.
During this period 4,549 calves were slaughtered, their carcases
and offals being consigned to Smithfield Market for allocation in the
Metropolitan area.
The Ministry of Food in addition slaughtered 1,358 bullocks, the
carcases and offal being issued to the various Military Depots in the
neighbourhood or consigned to Smithfield Market for allocation in the
Metropolitan area.

Table: The following table gives a summary of the. work done during the year:—Summary of inspections during 1918.I.

The following table gives a summary of the. work done during the year:—

Summary of inspections during 1918.

I.

Date 1918.Slaughterhouses.Butchers.Fishmongers.Markets.Cowkeepers.Dairies.Other Premises.Total.
January14466221071710276
February1198033882322293
March136126301094019370
April917929872813255
May796123681618211
June1721243512287319463
July9310321862016267
August17020233143635463
September1031042788259284
October1146324791916252
November8470256102019234
December14396411061921336
Totals144811743431071093062173704