Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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A total of 628 visits were paid to slaughterhouses. The following were condemned and destroyed:—
(a) Tuberculosis. | (b) Other Reasons. |
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126 Ox Lungs. | 54 Ox Livers. |
52 Ox Hearts. | 8 Ox Flanks. |
33 Ox Skirts. | 4 Ox Lungs. |
16 Ox Livers. | 2 sets Ox Tripes. |
14 Ox Heads. | 1 Ox Skirt. |
11 sets Ox Fats. | 1 Ox Carcase and all Organs. |
4 sets Ox Mesenteric Fats. | 1 Ox Pluck. |
1 Ox Carcase and all Organs. | 1 Ox Heart. |
3 Cow Carcases and all Organs. | 1 Calf's Pluck. |
8 Forequarters Beef. | 2 Fore Ribs Beef. |
7 Loins Beef. | 1 Clod and Sticking Beef. |
4 Thick Flanks Beef. | 1 Piece Beef. |
4 Clods and Sticking Beef. | 1 Thick Flank. |
3 Briskets Beef. | 106 Sheep's Livers. |
2 Flanks Beef. | 2 Sheep's Carcases and all Organs. |
2 Fore Ribs Beef. | |
2 Heifer Carcases and all Organs. | 3 Breasts Mutton. |
1 Calf's Pluck. | 8 Lambs. |
61 sets Pigs' Fats. | 12 Legs Lambs. |
42 Pigs' Heads. | 3 Lambs' Livers. |
27 Pigs' Plucks. | 126 Pigs' Livers. 19 Pigs' Lungs. |
7 Pigs' Livers. | |
6 Pigs' Lungs. | 9 Pig Carcases and all Organs. |
5 Pig Carcases and all Organs. | 2 Legs Pork. |
2 sets Pigs' Mesenteric Fats. | 1 Pig's Pluck. |
100 lbs. Lamb and Beef. | |
6 Cows' Udders. | |
56 lbs. Bacon. | |
Half Barrel Pears. | |
16 boxes Apples. | |
8 stones Skate. | |
2 boxes Skate. | |
1 box Dogger Fillets. | |
1 trunk Plaice. | |
1 box Soles. | |
10 stones Haddocks. | |
2 boxes Kippers. |
(c) Adulteration, etc. (Food and Drugs Adulteration Act,
1928.)
Eighty samples of milk and one of baked beans were submitted
for analysis during the year.