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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Horses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed | 1,151 | Nil | 309 | 4,065 | 1,615 | — |
| Number inspected | 1,151 | Nil | 309 | 4,065 | 1,615 | — |
| All diseases except Tuberculosis and Cysticerci—Whole carcases condemned | _ | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 210 | — | 5 | 134 | 188 | — |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis and cysticerci | 18.2 | Nil | 1.6 | 3.3 | 11.6 | — |
| Tuberculosis only Whole carcases condemned | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | — | — | — | — | 49 | — |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | 3.03 | — |
| Cysticercosis Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | 10 | — | _— | — | — | — |
| Carcases submitted to treatment by refrigeration | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Generalised and totally condemned | — | — | — | — | — | — |
MILK
Production and Processing.
The number of farms in the Borough remain at 5. Two of these are
in Pinner—two in Harrow Weald and one in Harrow.
Two Dairies in the Borough are licensed for the pasteurising of milk,
one being Messrs. J. H. Braziers of Kenton Lane and the other Messrs.
Hall & Sons, of Pinner Park Farm. These establishments and the farms
were visited during the year and at intervals samples of milk were taken.
The number submitted for examination including samples from retailers
was 30. All were satisfactory.
Milk Bottles.
Seventeen complaints were received during the year about milk
bottles. Thirteen concerned the presence of foreign matter and four were
about the damaged condition of the actual bottles.
The number of complaints received is higher than the figure for
1963 but having regard to the number of bottles in circulation in the
district and to the multiplicity of problems that the dairy trade experience
with bottles, a figure of less than twenty is representative of a high
standard of efficiency at bottle washing and filling centres.