[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Sudbury Borough.

  • Sudbury (Suffolk, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Sudbury Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The total number of animals inspected was for the first time over 1,000 for the year and the figures were 45i° higher than for the previous year. The number of pigs inspected alone exceeded the highest recorded number of all animals inspected within any previous year. By far the largest percentage of meat consumed within the borough is not slaughtered in Sudbury and the number of animals inspected here is small compared with numbers dealt with by many other towns of a similar size and population. Nevertheless the figures given do indicate that meat inspection is another field in which the work of the Public Health Inspector is increasing, thus meaning that this work must be dealt with after normal working hours if some other aspect of the work is not to suffer. With regard to the slaughtering premises. There was little change in so far as they were concerned during the year. Animals are still therefore, being slaughtered in some instances in outmoded premises and under not very hygienic conditions. There is unfortunately little prospect of these faults being rectified before the next two or possibly three years have elapsed. The following additional foodstuffs were examined at wholesale and retail food shops and certificates given when they were voluntarily surrendered. Canned Foods Fruits Vegetables Soups Milk products Meat products Fish Total .. .o 51 tins .. 120 tins .. 19 tins .. 55 tins .. 102 tins .o 5 tins .. 552 tins In addition three boxes of chicken cutlets were condemned and various moat products to a total weight of 196 lbs were condemned at grocers and butchers shops. -20.
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