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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
Yiewsley and West Drayton 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Yiewsley]
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SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT INSPECTIONS
Your Public Health Inspectors carried out 100% inspection of all
animals killed for human consumption and also operated the Deadweight
Certification Centie for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The number of pigs weighed and graded totalled 3 862 and the income to
the Council was £113 7s. 6d. From a total number of 6,672 animals inspected
it was necessary to condemn 1 ton 15 cwts. 0 qrs. 22 lbs. of pork,
beef, mutton and veal which was diseased and unfit for consumption. All
condemned meat was coloured with an approved dye and sent, by arrangement,
to Smithfield Animal Products Ltd., for processing into fertilisers.
My thanks are due to both the Director of the Pathological Laboratory
at Hillingdon and the Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food Research Laboratory at Byfleet, whose services and help have been
available when difficult diagnosis of disease has been encountered.
| Cattle Cows excluding Cows | Calves | Sheep and L.ambs | Pigs | Horses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 441 76 | 216 | 931 | 5008 | — |
| All diseases except Tuberculosis and Cystcrcerci . | 1 1 | 13 | |||
| Whole carcases condemned | |||||
| Carcases of which some | |||||
| part or organ was condemned | 32 15 | 1 | 5 | 159 | — |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than Tuberculosis and Cystercerci | 7.5% 21.1% | .46% | M"/r | 3.4% |