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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

Barnet 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]

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As the entrails had not been kept separate, some difficulty
arose as to the affected carcases, as in one instance the entrails
showed no sign of the disease.
After concurring with the Inspector it was agreed that I
should seize two of the carcases which showed signs of the
disease, while in the case of the remaining carcase, with the
exception of one of the hind quarters which had an affection
of the lymphatics, it was passed for food.
On one occasion 57 pairs of kippers were submitted for
my examination. They were found to be in a state of decomposition.
The hawker voluntarily surrendered them, and I
granted him a certificate in order to obtain a refund of the
price paid for them.
The kippers were destroyed upon receipt of Magistrate's
order.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES PREVENTION ACT, 1890.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

Table: The Zymotic Diseases enumerated below have been investigated and reported upon to your Medical Officer of Health, as compared with 1913 and 1912.

The Zymotic Diseases enumerated below have been investigated and reported upon to your Medical Officer of Health, as compared with 1913 and 1912.

Nature of Disease.Year 1914.Year 1913.Year 1912.
Investigated N'mber.Sanitary Defects Found.Investigated N'mber.Sanitary Defects Found.Investigated N'mber.Sanitary Defects Found.
Smallpox..................
Diphtheria122313115
Membranous Croup..................
Erysipelas10...1...5...
Typhoid or Enteric Fever..................
Scarlet Fever255296327
Typhus Fever..................
Puerperal Fever..................
Cerebo-Spinal Fever..................
Acute Poliomyelitis..................
Totals4776194812