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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
Leyton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Result of Sample taken for Pathological Examination.
Number of
Sample.
1 Satisfactory.
Thirty-one premises were registered for the manufacture,
storage or sale of ice cream during the year. In one instance an
application for the manufacture of ice cream was refused by the
Council. An opportunity was given to the applicant to appear
before the Council in accordance with Section 158, Sub-section (4)
of the Essex County Council Act, 1933, but he failed to appear.
MEAT.
Slaughter-Houses.—There are eight licensed slaughterhouses
in the Borough^ and One thousand seven hundred and ninetyfive
inspections of these slaughter-houses were made.
Carcases and Viscera Inspected:—
Carcases and Viscera Inspected:-
| Animals Inspected. | ||
|---|---|---|
| London | Other Slaughter-Houses. | |
| Co-operative | ||
| Society | ||
| Abattoir. | ||
| Cattle | 6,112 | 438 |
| Calves | 429 | 94 |
| Swine | 27,564 | 1,104 |
| Sheep | 20,192 | 2,998 |
| 54,297 | 4,634 |
Meat and Other Food Condemned
| Total. | Tuberculosis. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ox :— | ||
| Beef | 28 stones 9 lbs. | — |
| Brisket | 21 | 17 |
| Buttock | 1+36 lbs. | — |
| Carcase | 9 | 8 |
| Carcase and offal | 13 | 13 |
| Clod and sticking | 8 | 8 |