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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
Kingston upon Thames 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The following table shows the number of slaughter
notices received, the number and variety of animals referred
to, etc. More than two-thirds of the total visits to slaughterhouses
are made during the evenings or during week-ends.
Having regard to this, it may be considered very satisfactory
that practically 100 per cent of the animals were
inspected.
MEAT REGULATIONS 1924 Summary for year ended December 31st, 1933
| Number of Notices Received | Number of Animals Slaughtered | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasts | Pigs | Calves | Sheep | Goats | Total | ||||
| 778 | 26 | 6788 | 1132 | 2235 | — | 10,181 | |||
| Carcases not Examined | Per cent age of Total Animals Examined | ||||||||
| Pigs | Sheep | Calves | |||||||
| 9 | 65 | 2 | 99*25 | ||||||
ARTICLES OF FOOD CONDEMNED.
The following list shows the various amounts of foodstuffs
condemned during the year. Where the action taken
is stated to be " inspected and condemned " it is an indication
that the articles referred to were inspected at the
slaughterhouses at the time of killing. In the remaining
cases a request for inspection was made by the owner. Apart
from being a mere record, the list is interesting as it demonstrates
the variety of causes for condemnation.
Amongst
those not associated with the work it is quite commonly
thought that the only examination made is in order to detect
the presence of Tuberculosis, but this is, of course, incorrect.