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 Finchley]
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Mesenteries: Cysts 3
Hearts: 20 Pericarditis, 1 Pleurisy 21
Spleens : 1 Congestion, 1 Rupture, 1 Melanosis 3
Head : Injury 1
Forequarters : Bruising 19 lbs.
Hindquarters: Peritonitis 58 lbs.
Sheep.
Carcases : 1 Pneumonia, 1 Fevered, 4 Emaciated,
2 Malformation 8
Lung's: 3 Abscesses, 15 Congestion, 14
Strongulus Rufescens, 31 Pneumonia, 1
Pleurisy 64
Livers : 8 Fatty Degeneration, 54 Parasites,
1 Congestion, 1 Cirrhosis, 7 Abscesses 71
Hearts: 3 Pericarditis, 1 Congestion 4
Plucks : 3 Congestion, 1 Strongulus Rufescens,
3 Pneumonia 7
Meat 16 lbs_
Slaughterhouses.
The number of private slaughterhouses in Finchley is
as follows :
Type of Slaughterhouse—
Registered Nil
Licensed 5
The number of visits paid to the five slaughterhouses
was 701. Most of these visits have been made for the
purpose of inspecting the carcases and organs of animals
slaughtered for human consumption. Attention has also
been given to the condition, generally, of the slaughterhouses
and steps have been taken to ensure compliance with
the provisions of the byelaws with respect to these premises.
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