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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
Hendon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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MEAT INSPECTION.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Slaughter Houses.
| January, 1936. | December, 1936. | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered | 5 | 5 |
| Licensed | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 |
There is no Public Slaughter House in the District.
At 6 of the Slaughter Houses no slaughtering has been
performed throughout the year.
137 visits have been paid to the Slaughter Houses on the
days fixed for the slaughter of animals or upon the receipt of
notice from the occupiers on other occasions.
Most of the meat supplies are obtained by the local
butchers from the London Meat Markets, so that only a small
number of animals is slaughtered at the private Slaughter
Houses.
The following table shows the number of animals slaughtered and examined :—
TABLE XIII.
| Slaughtered and Examined. | Condemned and Destroyed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle. | Slieep. | Pigs. | Description. | Cause. |
| 6 Calves | — | — | ||
| 411 | 5 livers | Cirrhosis | ||
| 3 livers | Degenerated Cysts | |||
| 191 | 1 spleen | Inflammation | ||
| 1 head | Tuberculosis | |||