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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
Harrow 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The following is a summary of the return to the Minister of the post-mortem examination of animals at slaughterhouses.
| Cattle Excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Horses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 917 | 6 | 424 | 3,202 | 1,535 | — |
| Number inspected | 917 | 6 | 424 | 3,202 | 1,535 | — |
| All diseases except tuber culosis and cysticeri— Whole carcases condemned | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 193 | 2 | — | 139 | 138 | — |
| Percentage of the number inspected infected with disease other than tuberculosis and cysticeri | 20.0% | 33.3% | — | 4.3% | 9.0% | — |
| Tuberculosis only Whole cases condemned | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | — |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | 0.33% | — | — | — | 2.35% | — |
| Cysticercosis Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Generalised and totally condemned | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The Meat (Staining and Sterilisation) Regulations, 1960, which
came into force on November 1st require that all butchers' meat and
imported meat which is unfit for human consumption be sterilised, and
that all knackers' meat be stained or sterilised before entering the chain
of distribution. Those parts of the Regulations which are of concern in
such a district as this are those which relate to unfit meat in slaughterhouses,
and that held by retailers, more especially pets meat. As regards
the meat in slaughterhouses, the Regulations require it to be sterilised
before it leaves the premises. If there are no facilities for sterilising at the
slaughterhouse, the meat mav be removed bv arrangement with an