London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
This page requires JavaScript
Only one slaughterhouse, a registered one, is used in the district
to which 66 visits were made in 1937.
There are 34 purveyors of meat with shops in the district and
several hawkers with vans from other districts. Frequent visits
of inspection are made by the Sanitary Inspectors to premises
where food is stored. DreDared or sold for human consumption.
The number of carcases examined and condemned was as follows:—
| Cattle ex-cl'd'ng Cow | Cows. | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number killed (if known | — | — | 9 | 77 | 166 |
| Number inspected | — | — | 9 | 77 | 166 |
| Whole carcases condemned | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Percentage of the number inspec-ed affected with disease other than tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | 4.2 |
| — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | 3.6 |