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Woolwich 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The figures for each month are shewn in the following Table No. 65.
TABLE No. 65.
Monthly returns of inspections of carcases.
| Month. | Cattle. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. | Calves. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 278 | 1,377 | 1,775 | - | 3,430 |
| February | 250 | 1,100 | 1,708 | - | 3,058 |
| March | 270 | 1,044 | 1,590 | - | 2,904 |
| April | 240 | 1,315 | 1,392 | 1 | 2,948 |
| May | 264 | 1,700 | 703 | 20 | 2,687 |
| June | 210 | 1,942 | 155 | 155 | 2,462 |
| July | 247 | 1,979 | 4 | 122 | 2,352 |
| August | 209 | 2,575 | 191 | 30 | 3,005 |
| September | 260 | 2,324 | 1,624 | - | 4,208 |
| October | 250 | 2,858 | 2,358 | - | 5,466 |
| November | 288 | 2,775 | 2,584 | - | 5,647 |
| December | 309 | 1.980 | 2,832 | — | 5,121 |
| 3,075 | 22,969 | 16,916 | 328 | 43,288 |
Licensing of Slaughtermen.—The Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933, requires
that all slaughtermen shall be licensed. During the year three new licences were
issued and 18 were renewed.
Slaughterhouses.—There is no public slaughterhouse in the Borough. Slaughterhouses
are subject to annual licence and in Table No. 66 which follows, are shown
those licences in force at the end of the year.
TABLE No. 66.
| Situation of Slaughterhouse. | Owner. |
|---|---|
| Clothworkers' Wood, Woodlands Farm | Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, Ltd. |
| 14, Church Street | Westhorp and Bartlett. |
| 33, Herbert Road | Anderson, F. |
| 38, Plumstead Common Road | Reed, A. J. |