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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
Leyton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Number of Sample. | Number of bacteria per m.l. |
|---|---|
| 39 | 3,200 |
| 40 | 91,000 |
| 41 | 250 |
| 42 | 15,000 |
MEAT.
Slaughter-Houses.—There are eight licensed slaughterhouses
in the Borough. One thousand, six hundred and forty-five
inspections of these slaughter-houses were made.
Carcases and Viscera Inspected.—
Animals Inspected.
| London Co-operative Society Abattoir. | Other Slaughter-Houses. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 6,606 | 503 |
| Calves | 601 | 57 |
| Swine | 26,701 | 622 |
| Sheep | 19,289 | 2,685 |
| 53,197 | 3,867 |
Meat and Other Food Condemned.
| Total. | Tuberculosis. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ox:— | ||
| Aitchbone | 2 | - |
| Brisket | 16 | 15 |
| Buttock | 1 | - |
| Carcase | 4 | 2 |
| Carcase and Offal | 22 | 20 |
| Clod and sticking | 15 | 15 |
| Flank | 11 | 11 |
| Foot | 2 | - |
| Forequarter | 10 | 9 |
| Head | 5 | 3 |
| Head and tongue | 381 | 248 |