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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
Hornchurch 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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During the year the following foods were voluntarily surrendered to the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:—
| Tons | Cwts. | Lbs. | Ozs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | — | 14 | 75 | 8 |
| Fish | — | 2 | 48 | 4 |
| Frozen food | — | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| Tinned meat | 1 | — | 50 | 3 |
| Tinned fish | — | — | 70 | 8 |
| Tinned milk | — | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Tinned food | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous groceries | — | 4 | 88 | 12 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 72 | 3 |
The requests for the department to deal with frozen foods is invariably
due to a breakdown in the electrical supply to the frozen food cabinets
and it is easy to realise the implications of a prolonged power cut
in this connection.
The following tabular statement regarding the post-mortem inspection of animals at the two slaughterhouses in the district is drawn up in accordance with the Appendix to Ministry of Health Circular 17/55 (last year's figures in brackets):—
| Cattle (excluding Cows) | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Goats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 10,189 | 1,456 | 3,769 | 30,262 | 2,478 | 26 |
| Number inspected | 10,189 | 1,456 | 3,769 | 30,262 | 2,478 | 26 |
| (2,333) | (1,392) | (1,264) | (24,552) | (12,358) | (63) | |
| All diseases except Tuberculosis and Cysticercosis : | ||||||
| Whole carcases condemned | — | 10 | 7 | 19 | 1 | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 4,176 | 495 | 67 | 3,580 | 415 | — |
| Percentage of number affected | 40.9 | 34.5 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 16.7 | — |
| Tuberculosis only: Whole carcases condemned | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 7 | 4 | — | — | 38 | — |
| Percentage of number affected | 0.06 | 0.3 | — | — | 1.5 | — |
| Cysticercosis only: | ||||||
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 43 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Generalised and totally condemned | — | — | — | — | — | — |