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Orsett 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]

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These may be classified as follows:—
Very Good—Nos. 5, 6, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18—or 35%
Good—Nos. 9, 12, 13, 19 —or 20%
Moderate—Nos. 2, 3, 20 —or 15%
Unsatisfactory—Nos. 4, 14 —or 10%
Bad—Nos. 1, 7, 8. 11 —or 20%
Nos. 1 & 11 were obtained from the same premises,
and the high degree of manurial contamination reflected
in the B. Coli count indicates slovenly habits on the
part of the milker.
Meat and Other Foods.
No. of Slaughter houses on Register 11
(These are all licensed premises).

Situation.—Bulphan 1; Fobbing 1; Horndon-on-the Hill *1; Mucking 1; Langdon Hills 1; Little Thur-rock 2; Orsett 1; Stanford-] e-Hope 2; South Stifford 1. 86 Notices of Occasional Slaughter were received.

Animals Slaughtered192919801931
Beasts1076693526
Sheep25191132981
Swine23061246998
Calves2119640
611231672545

Unsound Meat Condemned.

Bovines.Pigs.Sheep.
Carcases787
Hind and Forequarters822
Heads and Tongues2123
Livers3384
Lungs13721
Offals1296
Total9412220

Food Shops.
Number of Inspections made 185
Number of defects found (remedied) 2