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Wembley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.
| Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 90 | 14 | 44 | 446 | 181 | |
| Number inspected | 87 | 14 | 44 | 440 | 181 | |
| All diseases except Tuberculosis. Whole carcases condemned | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 1 | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 3 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis | 3.4 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 0.6 | |
| Tuberculosis only Whole carcases condemned | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 1 | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 3 | 6 | Nil | Nil | 4 | |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | 3.4 | 42.8 | Nil | Nil | 2.7 | |
MEAT SHOPS, STALLS ETC.
In addition to the inspection of meat at the slaughterhouse,
457 inspections of the 83 butchers' shops in the Borough
were made, when meat offered for retail sale was inspected.
During the course of these inspections information was sufficient
to remedy 25 contraventions of the Public Health (Meat)
Regulations 1924.
The contraventions were made up as follows:—
Want of cleanliness 12
Inadequate storage for trimmings, bones etc 7
Meat exposed to contamination 3
Sanitary accommodation unsatisfactory 1
Structural defects 2
BAKEHOUSES.
There are 33 bakehouses in the Borough, and 105
inspections of these premises were made during the year. As
a result of these inspections informal action was taken with
regard to the following 24 circumstances.
80