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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
Walthamstow 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Bottling Licences:—
In respect of Grade A (T.T.) Milk,2; Pasteurised Milk, 4.
(b) Meat and other Foods.
A total of 576 visits were paid to slaughterhouses. The following were condemned and destroyed:—
| (1) Tuberculosis. | (2) Other Reasons. |
|---|---|
| 173 Ox Lungs. | 27 Ox Livers. |
| 42 Ox Livers. | 2 Ox Kidneys. |
| 14 Ox Heads. | 2 Sets Ox Fats. |
| 17 Sets Ox Fats. | 1 Hindquarter of Chilled Beef. |
| 5 Sets Ox Tripes. | 4 Forequarters of Beef. |
| 5 Forequarters Beef. | 3 Flanks Beef. |
| 2 Hindquarters Beef. | 1 Ox Head. |
| 25 Ox Hearts. | 3 Thick Flanks Beef. |
| 1 Ox Skirt and Mesentery. | 2 Ox Loins. |
| 24 Ox Skirts. | 144 Pigs' Lungs. |
| 4 Rumps Beef. | 2 Pigs' Heads. |
| 1 Ox Mesentery. | 2 Forequarters Pork. |
| 1 Side Beef. | 22 Pigs' Livers. |
| 2 Sets Ox Intestines. | 2 Joints Pork. |
| 1 Carcase Beef and all Organs. | 1 Whole Pig and Offal. |
| 1 Brisket Beef. | 1 Pig's Belly. |
| 22 Pigs' Heads. | 143 Sheeps' Lungs. |
| 9 Sets Pigs' Fats. | 57 Sheeps' Livers. |
| 4 Pig Carcases, all Organs and Fats. | 1 Sheep's Carcase. |
| 1 Lamb's Pluck. | |
| 32 Pigs' Livers. | 5 stones Fresh Haddocks. |
| 4 Pigs' Lungs. | 11 stones Skate. |
| 5 Pigs' Hearts. | 5 stones Monk Fish. |
| 3 Pigs' Mesenteries. | 2 stones Cod. |
| 2 Pigs' Plucks. | 31 Sacks Potatoes. |
| 2 Forequarters Pork. | 30 Californian Plums. |
| 2 Hindquarters Pork. | |
| 4 Cow Carcases, all Organs and Fats. | |
| 2 Forequarters Cow Beef. | |
| 3 Sets Tripes. | |
| 1 Set Mesenteric Fats. | |
| 1 Cow's Udder. | |
| 2 Cows' Heads. | |
| 1 Thick Skirt. | |
| 1 Calf's Pluck. |
(c) Adulteration, etc. (Food and Drugs Adulteration Act,
1928.)
Eighty-nine samples of milk were submitted for analysis during
the year.