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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
Hillingdon 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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86 Environmental Health
| Description of Specimen | Surface Plate count per g. 35° C | Coliform present | Salmonella | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-faecal | Faecal | |||||||
| Beef Carcase | 50,000 | 0.01g. | 0.1g. | Not found | ||||
| Beef Carcase | 45,000 | 0.01g. | 0.01g. | Not found | ||||
| 3 Beef Carcases | — | — | — | Not found | ||||
| Pig Carcase | >1,000 million | 0.001 g. | 0.01 g. | Not found | ||||
| Pig Carcase | 55 million | — | 0.000001 g. | Not found | ||||
| Pig Carcase | 40 million | 0.0lg. | 0.01g. | Not found | ||||
| 16 Pig Carcases | — | — | — | Not found | ||||
| 2 Sheep Carcases | — | — | — | Not found | ||||
| Bovine faeces (3) | - | — | — | S. dublin S. senftenburg | ||||
| Pig faeces (15) | - | — | — | Not found | ||||
| Sheep faeces (4) | - | - | - | Not found | ||||
| Scalding Tank Water | 4 million per ml. | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Scalding Tank Water | 4 million per ml. | 25 | 0 | |||||
| *Offal Washing Tank | 250,000 | >18,000 | >18,000 | |||||
| *Offal Washing Tank | 150,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | |||||
*The use of this tank has now been discontinued.
Slaughterhouse
During the year considerable structural work has been carried out in the slaughterhouse and
lairages and as a result conditions are much improved.
Poultry Inspection
One major poultry processing establishment continues to operate in the district. Very few birds are
killed at the premises except during the Christmas period; usually poultry are killed and plucked elsewhere
and brought into the Borough for evisceration, packing, freezing, etc. As a result 100% inspection
is neither possible nor necessary. General surveillance is exercised by regular visiting of the premises.
| Hens | Ducks | Geese | Turkeys | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103,972 | 2,579 | 163 | 38 | 991 | 107,743 | |