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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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However, good co-operation exists between your inspectors and the owner
and his slaughtermen who retain for our inspection on the following day any
carcase presenting signs of disease or injury.
The majority of the condemned meat and offals is taken away by a
reputable firm for manufacture into useful by-products, e.g. fertilisers etc.
Total weight of carcase meat condemned:-
Bovine. 1 ,032 lbs.
Ovine 393 lbs.
Porcine 134 lbs.
1 ,559 lbs.
Total weight of offals condemned 7,698 lbs.
CARCASES AND OFFAL INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
| Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed (if known) | 990 | 797 | 2,202 | 5,261 | 3,524 |
| Number Inspected | 990 | 797 | 1 ,946 | 5,196 | 3,494 |
| All diseases except Whole carcases condemned | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 273 | 309 | 2 | 83 | 100 |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis and cysticerci | 27.77 | 39.03 | 0.15 | 1.78 | 2.92 |
| Tuberculosis only: YvTaole carcases condemned | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | - | 4 | - | - | 65 |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | - | 0.50 | - | - | 1.86 |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 10 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration Generalised and totally condemned | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - |
The percentage of bovines affected by Tuberculosis again shows a decline
but there is a slight increase in the percentage of pigs (from 1.36 to 1.86)
affected with the disease.