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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
Teddington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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The following articles of food were found to be unfit for human consumption and destroyed:—
| Articles. | Disease. |
|---|---|
| 1 beast's carcase & offal | Tuberculosis. |
| 1 quarter of beast | Extensive bruising. |
| 14 beasts' lungs | Tuberculosis. |
| 2 beasts' lungs | Abscess. |
| 1 beast's lungs | Inflammation. |
| 1 beast's liver | Bacterial necrosis. |
| 1 beast's liver | Tuberculosis. |
| 1 beast's liver | Cirrhosis. |
| 1 calf's carcase & offal | Tuberculosis. |
| 2 calves' plucks | Tuberculosis. |
| 1 calf's lungs | Tuberculosis. |
| 4 calves' livers | Tuberculosis. |
| 2 pigs' carcases & offal | Tuberculosis. |
| 1 pig's carcase & offal | Peritonitis. |
| 1 pig's forequarter | Tuberculosis. |
| 64 pigs' heads | Tuberculosis. |
| 34 pigs' plucks | Tuberculosis. |
| 150 pigs' lungs | Inflammation. |
| 9 pigs' lungs | Tuberculosis. |
| 2 pigs' lungs | Pneumonia. |
| 22 pigs' Livers | Cirrhosis. |
| 2 pigs' livers | Tuberculosis. |
| 1 sheep's forequarter | Pleurisy. |
| 8 sheep's lungs | Strongylus rufescens. |
| 1 sheep's pluck | Inflammation. |
| 1 sheep's liver | Cirrhosis. |
| 1 sheep's liver | Distomum hepaticum. |
| 7 lbs. dried fillets of fish | Unsound. |
(c) Other Foods.
Frequent visits were made to butchers' and other shops
where food is prepared or exposed for sale.
(d) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer of Health, has kindly supplied the following information relating to samples taken in this District during the year:—
| Article. | Number Taken. | Adulterated |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | — | |
| Cream Pastry | — | |
| Gin | 2 | — |
| Hake | — | |
| Lemon Sole | — | |
| Milk | — | |
| Minced Beef | 2 | — |
| Whisky | — | |
| 65 | — |