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Hornchurch 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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Carcases Inspected and Condemned.

Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
Number killed545111612,2571,505
Number inspected545111612,2571,505
All diseases except Tuberculosis and Cysticercosis—
Whole carcases condemned—.1
Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned33322446
Percentage of number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis, etc.6.127.31.91.03.0
Tuberculosis omy—
Whole carcases condemned
Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned2241
Percentage of number inspected affected with tuberculosis0.418.22.7
Cysticercosis onlyNIL.

Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958.
Five slaughterman's licences were issued during the year.
Ice Cream.
During the year 21 applications for registration as vendors and 12
applications for registration of premises for the storage and sale of ice
cream were granted.
At the end of the year 3 persons and premises were registered for
manufacture and 306 for the storage and/or sale of ice cream.
Ninety-three samples were taken during the year. 83 proved
satisfactory. In addition, 61 samples were taken under the Food and
Drugs Act for examination by the Public Analysts.
The quality of the ice cream sold locally remains in general of a
highly satisfactory order.
It is difficult exactly to define what is meant by an unsatisfactory
sample since this term might well and properly be applied merely to
a sample which does not come up to the highest standards. In the
particular instances noted here as unsatisfactory it may be taken that
there was no serious divergence from quite a normal satisfactory
standard.