London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bromley 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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from infectious disease. The results are listed below: -
Faeces
specimens Positive Negative
Suspected Dysentery 277 20 257
Suspected Food Poisoning 107 14 93
Suspected Paratyphoid, etc 31 Nil 31
Urine
specimens Positive Negative
Suspected Paratyphoid, etc 2 Nil 2
MEAT INSPECTION
Annual licences were granted to five slaughtermen and the
licence for one private slaughterhouse was also renewed during
the year.
The carcases of all animals slaughtered within the Borough
were inspected and regular routine visits and inspections were
made to distributing depots and retail butchers' shops.
CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED
| Cattle, excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Goats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 50 | 10 | 2387 | 3743 | 1037 | 18 |
| Number not inspected | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| Whole carcases condemned | - | - | 6 | 59 | 1 | - |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1279 | 127 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 4 | |||||
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | ||||||
| Carcases submitted to refrigeration | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Generalised and totally condemned | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Approved charges totalling £229 18s. 6d. were made for the
inspection by Public Health Inspectors of the carcases shown in
the above table.